CENTENNIAL 



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Antiquarian Exhibition 



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CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION 

OF 

Antiouarian and Retolotiokary Relics, 

HELD IN 

NEW HAYEISr, OOlSri^J^EOTICUT, 

Fro7n June 10th to July 2d, 1875, 



IN AID OF THE 



NATIONAL CENTENNIAL FUND OF PHILADELPHIA. 



PUNDERSON & CRISAND, Printers, 12 Center Street. 
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fiEW HAVEN CENTENNIAL EXHIBITlOIt, 



President, 

Mrs. WORTHINGTON HOOKER. 

Vice-President, 

Mrs. WM. A. NORTON. 

Treasurer, 

Miss DAVENPORT. 

Mrs. D. CADY EATON, * Mrs. H. P. HOADLEY, 

Mrs. C. M. INGERSOLL, Mrs. J. S. BEACH. 

Secretary on Relics. 

Mrs. CHESTER S, LYMAN. 



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Mrs. WM. HILLHOUSE, Mrs. HENRY CHAMPION. 

Miss OLIVfA HOTCHKISS, Mrs. CHARLES A. WHITE, 

Miss ELIZABETH HOTCHKISS, Miss HARRIET E. PECK, 

Mr. GEO. F. NEWCOMB, Mrs. GEO. F. NEWCOMB. 
Mr. JOHN WURTS. 






Prof. WM. P. BLAKE. 
U. S. Centenniai Commmtoner from CorvmcticM. 



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NORTH ROOM. 

POETKAITS — ENGEAVINGS — VIEWS, ETC. 

1. Full-length Portrait, by Earle, of Eoger Sherman, Signer 

of the Declaration of Independence, from Connecticut. 

3frs. Martlia Sherman White. 

2. Portrait of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United 

States. Mrs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

3. Crayon Portrait of Elbridge Gerry, taken in France by 

Vanderlyn, 1797, Signer of the Declaration of Indepen- 
dence, from Massachusetts, and Vice-President of the 
United States. Misses Gerry. 

4. Portrait of Oliver Wolcott, second Governor of Con- 

necticut, from Litchfield, Conn. ; born 1726. He was 
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Con- 
necticut. Oliver Wolcotb was son of the Colonial 
Governor, Eoger Wolcott, and father of the third 
Governor Wolcott. 3Irs. Eclioard E. Salisbury. 

5. Portrait of Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice of the United 

States. 3Irs. C. S. Lyman. 

6. Bust of John Jay. Mrs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

7. Portrait of David Wooster, Commander-in-Chief of the 

Provincial Army against Quebec (in military uniform, 
standing beside cannon). Yale College Library. 

8. Portrait of General Henry Champion, who served as 

Captain and Major in the Eevolutionary Army. 

Mrs. Henry Champion. 

9. Cabinet Picture; Portrait of General Hand, of Wash- 

ington's staflf. Mrs. Edward RHUy. 



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10. Portrait of Jonathan Trumbull — " Brother Jonathan." 

" Let us hear what brother Jonathan says." — George 
Washington. B. Silliman. 

11. Large Frame, enclosing two medallions on one canvas, 

painted in oil, of Jonathan Trumbull, Colonial Gover- 
nor of Connecticut, and of his wife. Faith Robinson. 
Jonathan Trumbull, born June 12th, 1710, at Leba- 
non, Conn. ; graduated from Harvard, 1729 ; elected 
Colonial Governor, 1769 ; re-elected for fourteen con- 
secutive years ; died August 19th, 1785. Faith Trum- 
bull, born December 13th, 1718; married December 
9th, 1735 ; died May 31st, 1780. B. Silliman. 

12. Portrait of Jonathan Trumbull, the second Governor of 

that name, and of his wife, Eunice Backus, and 
child. Jonathan Trumbull was born March 26th, 
1740, at Lebanon, Conn. ; graduated from Harvard, 
1759 ; Paymaster in the Northern Department of the 
Army until the close of the campaign, in 1778, when 
he entered the family of Washington, as secretary and 
first aide-de-camp; elected member of Congress in 
1789 ; Speaker of the second Congress, 1791-3 ; trans- 
ferred to United States Senate, 1795; Lieutenant- 
Governor of Connecticut, 1796; Governor of Con- 
necticut from 1798 to his death, August 7th, 1809. 

B. Silliman. 

13. Portrait of Colonel John Trumbull, 1756-1843. 

B. Silliman. 

14. Portrait of Mrs. John Trumbull. B. Silliman. 

15. Portrait of Rev. James Pierpont, second Pastor of the 

First Church, New Haven, from 1684 until his death 
in 1714. One of the founders of Yale College ; an 
intimate friend and protector of the Regicides — Goffe, 
Whalley, and Dixwell. This portrait was painted in 
Boston, A. D. 1711. Misses Foster. 

16. Portrait of Mary Hooker, granddaughter of Rev. 

Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, "the father of the Con- 
necticut Churches," wife of Rev. James Pierpont, and 
mother of Sarah Pierpont, the beautiful and accom- 
plished wife of the first President Edwards. This 
portrait, during the British invasion of New Haven, 
July 5th, 1779, while hanging in the house now 



standing, No. 73 Elm street, was bayonetted by the 
soldiers, who took possession of the premises (at the 
time vacated by the family) and used the house as a 
hospital. Misses Foster, 73 Elm street. 

17. Portrait of Jonathan Edwards, the elder President of 

Princeton College ; copied by Eembrandt Peale, from 
the original in possession of the family of Jonathan 
Walter Edwards; painted by Smybert, in 1740. 

Eli Whitney. 

18. Portrait of Sarah Pierpont Edwards, wife of Jonathan 

Edwards, and daughter of Eev. James Pierpont. 

Eli Whitney. 

19. Portrait of Eli Whitney, inventor of the Cotton G-in, 

painted by King. Mr. Whitney married a grand- 
daughter of the elder President Edwards. Eli Whitney. 

30. Portrait of Mrs. John Jay. Mrs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

31. Portrait of Mrs. Hancock, wife of Governor John Han- 

cock, of Massachusetts. Loaned by her grandniece, 

Mrs. E. Hayes Trowhridge, Jr. 
33. Portrait of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary- 
General of the French Auxiliary army. Rev. Dr. L. Bacon. 

33. Portrait of His Excellency Oliver Wolcott, Governor of 

the State of Connecticut, from Litchfield, Conn. ; an 
engraving by Durand, from an original picture by 
Sully, owned by William Gracie, Esq. Loaned by 

C. 8. Lyman. 

34. Portrait of Mrs. General Clarkson (silhouette). 

Mrs. Henry A. Dubois. 

35. Engraving of Portrait of General Hand, one of Wash- 

ington's staff. Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

36. Portrait of James Reynolds ; painted 100 years ago. 

James B. Reynolds. 

37. Portrait of Mrs. James Reynolds; painted 100 years ago. 

James B. Reynolds. 

38. Portrait of Lieutenant Reynolds, ofl&cer in the Revo- 

lutionary war; painted 100 years ago. James B. Reynolds. 

39. Portrait (engraving) of Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice 

of the United States. Mrs. Henry White. 

30. Picture of Home of Oliver Ellsworth, Windsor, Conn. 

Mrs. C. S. Lyman. 



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^1. "Portrait (engraving) of Israel Putnam, Esq., Major- 
General of the Connecticut Forces, and Commander-in- 
Chief at the Engagement on Buncker's Hill, near Bos- 
ton, 17th June, 1775. Published, as the Law Directs, 
by C. Shepherd, 9th September, 1775, London." 

Yale College Library. 

82. Portrait of William Munson, Captain in the Revolution- 
ary army. Loaned by his daughter, Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

33. Photograph of an original crayon sketch of George 

Washington ; made in 1798, shortly before his death, 
by Jules de St. Memin, in Philadelphia. 

Rev. Joseph Breioster. 

34. Excellent portrait, in tapestry, of Rev. Henry Canee, for 

thirty-seven years Rector of King's Chapel, Boston, 
uncle of Madame Hillhouse. Miss Isaphene Hillhouse. 

35. Portrait of Rev. Joseph Noyes, third Pastor of the Centre 

Church, New Haven, for about forty-seven years 
preaching, from July, 1714, until his death, on June 
17th, 1761. Benjamin Noyes. 

3G. Portrait of Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, of Sharon, Litch- 
field County, Conn. (A photograph from the original, 
now in the possession of Hon. John Cotton Smith, of 
Sharon.) He was Chaplain in the Revolutionary army, 
and for a long time with the troops at Ticonderoga, 
and was present at the taking of the fort. He is 
spoken of in history, on that day, as "praying like a 
saint, and fighting like a devil." He was settled over 
his congregation, in Sharon, for fifty-two years. 

Mrs. Richard Hart. 

37. Portrait (photograph from original) of wife of Cotton 

Mather Smith (Temperance Worrington) ; a woman 
of strong mind and great benevolence. On hearing of 
the virulence of the small-pox raging among the troops 
at Ticonderoga, and fearing for her husband's health, 
she crossed the country, which was then swarming 
with British and Indian forces, in a chaise, with no 
attendant but a young black boy, arrived at the 
fort in safety, and nursed the soldiers until the sick- 
ness had subsided. Mrs. Richard Hart. 

38. Portrait of Mr. John Atwater; born June, 1718. 

Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 



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39. Portrait of Daniel Bacon, Esq., 1795, of "Woodbury, 

Litchfield County, Conn. Loaned by his son, 

Daniel Bacon. 

40. Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Bacon, 1795. Daniel Bacon. 

41. Portrait of Captain David Scharff, 1760. Mrs. Wm. G. Ferre. 

42. Pen and Ink sketch of Major Andre, by himself, drawn 

on the day fixed for his execution. A most interesting 
and pathetic memento. It represents him seated at a 
table, with pen and ink before him, and one arm 
thrown over his chair, the other supporting his head 
leaning over the table. Framed with a printed copy 
of the letters requesting the acceptance of this sketch 
by President Jeremiah Day of Yale College, from 
Ebenezer Baldwin, and the reply of thanks for the 
gift. Yale College Library. 

43. Portrait of Samuel Sheldon, the first man drafted from 

Litchfield Hill, Conn., for the Kevolutionary army. 
Loaned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Henry E. Pech. 

44. Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Sheldon. 3frs. Henry E. Pech. 

45. Small Portrait of William Yan S. Murray, of Maryland. 

He Avas appointed by Washington minister to the 
Netherlands, in 1797. Jointly appointed, also, with 
Oliver Ellsworth and Patrick Henry, envoy extraordi- 
nary and minister plenipotentiary to France ; and in 
connection with Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Davis (Patrick 
Henry having declined), he negotiated the treaty with 
France, in 1800. This engraving was made in France, 
and presented to the owner's father. Charles L. Chaplain. 

46. Portrait of Dr. Jonathan Knight, when a boy of six 

years old; taken about 1790. Mrs. Geo. W. Staples. 

47. Portrait of Mrs. Augustus Pussell Street, at the a^e of 

four; painted in 1795. Mrs. A. R. Street. 

48. Portrait (photograph from original) of Mrs. Elizabeth 

Scarlett, of London ; sister of Mr. William Diodate of 

New Haven, 1717. ' Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

49. Portrait of Mrs. Dr. Hezekiah Brainard, daughter of 

Eev. Stephen Johnson, and granddaughter of Mr. Wil- 
liam Diodate of New Haven. Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

50. Portrait of Catharine Ogden, at the age of sixteen, after- 

wards wife of David Ogden, Esq., of Newark, N. J., 



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and grandmother of the late David Ogden, of this 
city. Painted by a British artist, in the year 1738. 

Mrs. D. L. Ogden. 

54. Portrait of Mrs. Simeon Jocelyn, 1786. Painted by 

Delanoy, a popular artist of the Revolutionary period. 

Nathaniel W. Jocelyn. 

55. Portrait of Mrs. Rebecca Peck, painted 1790. 

Miss Harriet Peck. 

56. Colored Miniature of Mr. John Beach, 1819. 

Miss E. Hotchkiss. 
67. Colored Miniature of Mrs. John Beach, 1819. 

Miss E. Hotchkiss. 

58. Colored Miniature of Mr. Justus Hotchkiss, 1812. 

Miss E. Hotchkiss. 

59. Judges' Cave ; oil painting. Mrs. Aai'on N. Skinner. 
Q^ j Engraving—" Triumph of Liberty," 1796. ) Mrs.''^ Stephen 

\ Engraving of General Washington, 1796. f Wheeler. 

61. Framed "View of the Town of Boston in New England, 

and British Ships Landing Troops, 1768." 

N. H. Colony His. Soc. 

62. Painting on glass ; funeral memento. Miss Green. 

63. Three Pictures ; funeral mementos — Urn, Tomb, and 

Cypress. Mrs. Henry A. Dubois. 

64. Curious Engraving (apotheosis), and Declaration of 

Independence. Miss FaircMld. 

65. Picture of General Washington, about 1777, surrounded 

by Mottos and Titles, and the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence. Mrs. John Townsend. 

66. Quaint old Picture of Surrender of Tippoo Sahib's Sons 

to Lieutenant-General Harris. Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

67. Picture after Hogarth — " The Sleepy Congregation." 

Mrs. Catharine Jarman. 

68. An Engraving by Lepicie, 1747, from painting by David 

Teniers, of "The Card Players"; 128 years old; 
bj-ought from England, 1757. D. K. Griswold. 

69. Fruit Picture — oil painting — before 1784. Belonged to 

Elbridge Gerry. Misses Gerry. 

70. "Saint John," a piece of gobelin tapestry in a frame, 

representing background of meadow, and trees, and 
sky; in the middle, St. John as a Shepherd, with 
crook, and a Lamb garlanded with flowers; in the 



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foreground, basket of flowers. Colors fresh and well 
blended. Presented by Napoleon I. to Oliver Ells- 
worth when Special Minister to France in 1800. Now 
owned by Mr. Frederick Ellsworth. Loaned by 

Mrs. C. S. Lyman. 

71. Four Views of La Grange, the house of General La 

Fayette. Lithographed by Deroi from paintings by 
Fisher. Presented by General La Fayette to Mrs. 
David C. Porter, in Paris, in 1829. Mrs. David C. Porter. 

72. A Front View of Yale College and the College Chapel. 

Printed by Daniel Bowen, June 26th, 1786. 

Yale College Library. 

73. Group of interesting Colored Engravings, representing 

the south part of Lexington, the Town of Concord, 
the British Ships Landing Troops at Boston, and the 
Battle of Lexington. Mio Haven Colony Historical Society. 

74. Five very curious Engravings of paintings by Collet, 

printed on glass by Caldwell. Subjects : " High Life 
Below Stairs," "Dutch Scene, 1770," "The Country- 
man in London," " The Coaxing Wife," and " The 
Cotillion Dance." Framed in ebony and gilt; 104 
years old. Judge Smith, Woodbury. 

75. A Tea Party in 1790. Miss Green. 

76. Oil Painting, by Durand, of the old Glover Mansfield 

house, Prospect street, built 1740 ; attacked by the 
British July, 17J?9, our soldiers being gathered be- 
hind it. The house was taken down in 1871 to make 
way for the new Sheffield Hall. Horace Mansfield. 

77. Photographic View of Col. Wm. Lyon's house. Chapel 

street, which was ransacked and rendered untenable 
by the British soldiers in 1779, on the site of the pres- 
ent Lyon's buildings. J. W. Bennett. 

78. Four Pictures of January, March, July, and September. 

Painted in England 1745, by T. Burford. From the 
Library at Col. Wm. Lyon's house. /. W. Ben7iett. 



NORTH ROOM. 

SILYEE — WATCHES — ORNAMENTS. 

79. Heavy Silver Tankard, with Davenport arms; brought to 

America by Kev. John Davenport, first Minister of 
New Haven, 1638; now the property of Eev. J. S. 
Davenport, of Hartford. Loaned by Miss Davenport. 

80. Silver Tea Caddy; owned in 1780, by Major John Daven- 

port, of Stamford. Miss Davenport. 

81. The "Wolcott" Sugar Bowl, tripod on claw feet, of 

beautifully engraved silver, adorned with swans hold- 
ing a gilt bowl ; owned by the Colonial Governor, 
Roger Wolcott, from 1751 to 1754, and passing from 
him to the possession of his son, Oliver Wolcott, the 
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Gov- 
ernor of Connecticut; then to his son, Oliver, Sec- 
retary of the Treasury under "Washington, and third 
Governor Wolcott of Connecticut. 

Mrs. Mary K. Gihhs Breivster. 

82. Silver Tankard, that belonged to Deacon Stephen Ball 

at the time the British ransacked Ihe town, in 1779. 
Mrs. Ball placed this tankard, with the silver of the 
First Church, in a back-log in the fire-place of the 
house; a vase, filled with green sprays of asparagus, 
in front of the fire-place, concealed these valuable 
articles from the enemy. Mrs. Henry White. 

83. A very rich Silver Tea Set, from Mr. Wm. Mitchell (who 

was born in Scotland, 1735, and came early to Chester, 
Conn.) and Sarah Parmelee, his wife, to their daughter 
Anna, Mrs. Richard Lord ; to her daughter Sarah, Mrs. 
Chas. J. McCurdy, and to her daughter Evelyn, Mrs. 
Edward E. Salisbury. A rich specimen of hammered 
English decorated silver. It was the property — 1st. Of 
John McCurdy and Anne Lord, his wife ; 2d. Given to 
their daughter Jeanette McCurdy, wife of Captain 
Elisha Hart; 3^d. To thiair daughter Elijiab'eth, wife of 



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Hon, Heman Allen, of Vermont, Minister to Chili, etc. ; 
4th. On her death, to her sister Amelia Hart, Mrs. 
Commodore Joseph Hull ; 5th. On her death, to Judge 
McCurdy, in the old John McCurdy house, in Lyme. 
•f 5x^9-3 ^r^- E. E. Salisbury. 

84. Silver Bowl, belonging to tea set of Mr. John McCurdy, 

of Lyme, who was an active patriot in the Eevolution. 
Lafayette and De Eochambeau were entertained for 
some days at his house, and this bowl was undoubtedly 
used at that time. Loaned by Mrs. E. E. iSalishury. 

85. Superb Silver, Tankard, that descended from John Nelson 

to his great-granddaughter Eebecca Woolsey, wife of 
the Hon. James Hillhouse ; Nelson arms, with motto 
"Decus et Tutamen." Miss Isapliene Hillhouse. 

86. Silver Tankard, given to Mrs. Elbridge Gerry for her 

name. Misses Gerry. 

87. Heavy Silver Tankard, with " Phillips " coat of arms ; 

brought from England, and descended to Esther 
Phillips Warner, of Middletown, first wife of Benjamin 
Hoppin, of Providence, E. I. Loaned by 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

88. Governor Thomas Fitch's Silver Tea Set and Tank- 

ard and Salver ; made in England in 1725 ; now in 
possession of Lucius W. Fitch. L. W. Fitch. 

89. Large Silver Tea Set, from family of Jonathan Fitch. 

Loaned by their granddaugliter, 3Irs. E. (L Mitchell. 

90. Silver Cream Cup that belonged to General David 

Wooster. Eli Whitney. 

91. Wrought Silver Sugar Bowl and Cover; brought to New 

England by George and Sarah Gibbs. It was part of 
her mother's marriage outfit. Inscription, I. E. G. 
Isaac and Elizabeth George to James and Sarah Gibbs. 
Arrived in America 16fi7. To George and Euth Gibbs ; 
to George and Mary Gibbs ; to Sarah Gibbs ; George 
and Mary Kane Gibbs, 11th April, 1871. 

Mrs. Mary Kane Gihhs Brewster. 

92. Silver Tea Set ; owned by Mrs. Col. Drake, and descended 

to Mrs. Governor Edwards; ancient fluted pattern. 

Mrs. Henrietta Edwards Hooker. 

93. Tea Caddy and Spoon; beautiful patterns in silver; 

artistic workmanship. Mi^gsels Oerry. 



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94. Silver Cup, 1714, "Elbridge Gerry." Misses Gerry. 

95. Watch, set with brilliants ; presented by Vice-President 

Gerry to Mrs. Gerry. Misses Gerry. 

9G. Silver Cup, that belonged to Elias Stilwell, a captain in 
the Continental Army. Mr. Stilwell went out with 
Benedict Arnold to the defense of his country on 
receipt of the news of the battle of Lexington. 

3frs. Ahijah Bradley. 

97. A beautiful Silver Cream Cup, which was given 100 years 

ago to Louisa Hotchkiss, on the day of her marriage 
to Daniel Bishop. She was the lineal descendant of 
a grandsou of Charles the First — Wm. Jones, son of 
General John Jones, son of Bishop Jones, who re- 
moved from England to New Haven, and married a 
daughter of Theophilus Eaton, first Governor of the 
colony of New Haven. Loaned by Mrs. H. N. Day. 

98. An old Silver Family Cup, that belonged to one of the 

early governors of Massachusetts. Mrs. Henry Button. 

99. Silver Tumbler, in use in the family of Colonel Wads- 

worth when General Washington was entertained by 
them, marked " J. W." Mrs. Dr. L. Bacon. 

100. Silver Porringer, that belonged to General Wooster, and 

before him to Mary Clap, wife of President Clap, of 
Yale College. Miss Chaplain- 

101. Silver Porringer; brought from France in 1685. 

Mrs. Mary 8igourney Russell, of Waterhury. 

102. Two antique Salt Cellars, silver and glass; very large; 

of rich workmanship. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

103. Silver Wine Coasters, belonged to John Jay, first Chief 

Justice of the United States. Mrs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

104. Beautifully wrought Silver Pepper Box, the property of 

Nathan Beers, Esq., who was killed in his own house 
when the British invaded New Haven, in 1779 ; the 
property of his great-great-granddaughter. H. D. Bradley. 

105. Silver Nutmeg Grater, from Mr. to Mrs. Elbridge Gerry. 

Misses Gerry. 

106. Silver handled Fork, highly ornamented; found among 

the cinders under the first blacksmith's shop in Hart- 
ford; supposed to have been used by the French 
Auxiliaries. Mrs. Wm. R. Cone, of Hartford. 



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107. Painted Hair-pin, from Mr. to Mrs. Elbridge Gerry, a 

wedding gift. Hisses Gerry. 

108. Two Silver Tea-spoons, over 100 years old, in constant 

use. 3Irs. F. Crandall. 

109. Silver Spoons, hid in a well when the British passed 

through New Haven. Miss Lillie Clarh. 

110. Silver Spoons, before 1730, owned by Elbridge Gerry; 

also Silver Pap Spoon. Misses Gerry. 

111. Silver Spoons, part of the marriage outfit of Mrs. Rufus 

Wheeler, before 1800. Loaned by her great-great- 
grandson, Wm. R. Cone. 

112. Two large Silver Table-spoons, 100 years old. 

Joseph E. Sheffield. 

113. Silver Spoons, that belonged to Hannah Taylor, wife of 

John (Baston, of ifcaston's Beach, Newport, 1744. 

Mrs. Colin M. Ingersoll. 

114. Unique Salt Spoons, that belonged to the mother of the 

late Dr. Worthington Hooker. Mrs. Hooher. 

115. Four small, richly engraved and beautiful Tea-spoons, 

120 years old, Joseph E. Sheffield. 

116. Large Spoon, made from silver used by Colonel Henry 

Champion. Loaned by his great-granddaughter, 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppin, 

117. An old Silver Spoon, one of a set which was part of the 

marriage outfit given by Adrian Van Covenhoven, 
born 1759, to his daughter Nellie Van Covenhoven 
Dubois, born 1780, and by her to her daughter Ee- 
becca (Dubois) Brewer, born 1800. Has been in con- 
stant use down to 1870. Owned and loaned by 

Wm. H. B reiver, 

118. Two Silver Spoons and pair of Sugar Tongs, 1775. 

Mrs. G. P. Prudden, 

119. Antique pattern Silver Sugar Tongs. Joseph E. Sheffield. 

120. Antique Silver Fish Knife, carved ivory handle ; used 

by Captain Green's family, 1770. Miss Green, 

121. Ancient and quaint Silver Sugar Tongs. Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

122. Antique Sugar Tongs. H. D. Bradley. 

123. Silver Ladle and Spoon, with ebony handles, before 1676. 

Mrs. Wm. Ever it.. 

124. Punch Ladle, silver, chased ; owned by Elbridge Gerry, 

1730. Misses Gerry, 



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125. Sugar Tongs, made from silver epaulettes, worn in the 

Eevolutionury War by Major Wm. Munson. 

3Irs. Sfephen Wheeler. 

126. One pair of handsome Silver Taper Stands; owned by 

Elbridge Gerry, 1730. Jlisses Gerry. 

127. Silver Wine Strainer, about 150 years old, in form of 

cornucopia. Mrs. E. B. BarTcer. 

128. A pair of Goblets of Ostrich Egg Shells, 1725, mounted 

in silver bands, on massive silver stands. Mrs. E. B. Barher. 

129. Silver Belt Buckle; the property of the grandmother of 

Miss Mehi table Swan, who wore it at her marriage 
with Joseph Warren Cone, November 17th, 1776. 

Mrs. W. R. Cone, of Hartford. 

130. Silver Filagree and tortoise shell Etui, from Mr. to Mrs. 

Elbridge Gerry, fgr needlework. ^ Misses Gerry. 

131. Gold Hook and Eye, for cloak; worn by Elbridge Gerry. 

Misses Gerry. 

132. Very rich massive Shoe Buckles, brilliant settings; 

worn in 1776. Owned by Mt^s. Henry H. Elliott. 

133. Gold Buckles, 1676, 200 years old; belonged to Mrs. 

Walton, great-grandmother of the owner. Miss Gerry. 

134. Gold Bodkin, that belonged, 1690, to Eva Philipse, 

grandmother of Chief Justice Jay; transmitted by 
inheritance to her great-great-granddaughter, 

Mrs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

135. Ebony Needle Case, studded with points ; used by Mrs. 

Eleazer Storrs in 1770. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

136. Gold Locket, with miniature ; antique. Mrs. Phebe Stone. 

137. Pearl and Silver Patch-box, that belonged to Mrs. 

Elbridge Gerry, from her grandmother, Mrs. Walton ; 
probably 200 years old. " 3Iisses Gerry. 

138. Silver Snuff Box ; presented to George Gibbs, of New- 

port, in 1756. Loaned by his great-granddaughter, 

Mrs. Joseph Breioster. 

139. Silver Snuff Box, carried by Capt. John Miller. Loaned 

by his granddaughter, 3frs. Worthingtoi Hooker. 

140. Snuff Box, from China in 1756. 3frs. Joseph Breivster. 

141. Antique Silver and Sea Shell Snuff Box, 1749, that be- 

longed to Alexander Kidley, Capel-Kent, England. 

Mrs. E. B. Barber, 



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142. Pair of Aqua Marine Ear-rings, 1760, that belonged to Mrs. 

Samuel Sheldon, of Litchfield, Conn. 3fiss PheU PecTc. 

143. Gold and Pearl Necklace, Bracelets, and Ear-rings; 

brought from France by Mr. Gerry, and given to Mrs. 
Gerry. Misses Gerry. 

144. Shell Eye-glass Case, used by Vice-President Gerry. 

Misses Gerry. 

145. A Necklace of round Gold Beads, two strings, that be- 

longed to Madame Anna Collins, of Litchfield, Conn. ; 

date 1650. Miss Phehe Peck. 

146. Cameo Brooch. Likeness of General Washington, from 

Houdon's Bust now in Kichmond. The original was 

cut at Mount Vernon. 3Iiss 8. S. Tappan. 

147. Order of the Society of the Cincinnati, beautifully 

wrought in silver and gold ; worn by General Heman 
Swift, of the Kevolutionary army ; now in possession 
of his great-grandson, L. S. Punderson. 

148. Communion Chalice. This was part of a Communion 

service presented to Christ Church, West Haven, 1744, 
by the oldest missionary society in existence, the " So- 
ciety of the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign 
Parts" of the Church of England. Inscription: 
" Drink ye all of this." 1744. E. S. Lines. 

149. Mourning Ring ; made for President Clap at the death 

of his wife, 1736. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 

150. Mourning Ring, 1759, its face being in the form of a 

coflBn. 3Irs. E. H. Mitchell. 

151. Mourning Ring, with inscription, containing the hair of 

four children who died in one week, " M. M., R. M., 

G. M., W. Mix." 1736. Mrs. E. H. Mitchell. 

152. Mourning Ring, 1745, in form of a coffin. Inscription : 

"John Robinson, ob. Nov. 14tli, 1745, M 74." 

Miss RoMnson. 

153. Ring, containing a lock of General La Fayette's hair. 

31rs. David G. Porter. 

154. Most interesting Ring, containing General Washington's 

hair, which was cut by Mrs. Washington, and presented 
in this ring to Mrs. Wolcott, at the same time that 
General Washington gave a parting gift to Mr. Secre- 
tary Wolcott and to each member of his Cabinet when 
it was dissolved. Mrs. Mary Gibbs Brewster. 



IS 

155. A Eing, worn and brought from England by Eev. Peter 

Prudden, who came to New Haven with Eev. John 
Davenport, in 1638. It has been owned by those bear- 
ing the same name until within a few months, but is 
now in the possession of Henry J. Prudden, of the 
eighth generation. It is a heavy large gold signet ring, 
with monogram, " P. P.," and engraved with lines. 
Loaned by Mrs. G. P. PruddeiL 

156. A Wedding Eing, first worn by her mother, and then by 

Mehitable Swan, at her marriage, 1796. 

Mrs. Corson, Hartford. 

157. A Eing, 125 years old, given by Benedict Arnold to the 

mother of Colonel Moseley, when a school girl in this 
city. Enamelled, and set with an emerald, ruby, and 
diamond. Loaned by 3Irs. J. B. Carrington. 

158. Lock of Hair of Chief Justice Jay, who was also Gover- 

nor of New York. 3Irs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

159. Jeweled Silver Thimble. 3Irs. Helen Jay Dubois. 

160. Diamond Eing, in form of " Order of the Garter," pre- 

sented to Alexander Eidley, Capel-Kent, England, 
by the Princess Anne Stuart, afterward Queen Anne, 
during the reign of her father, James II. This ring 
was lost for about 100 years, and was found again 
under the stones in the garden of Capel-Kent, Eng- 
land, by the descendants of its owner, to whom was 
left a parchment record of its loss. Mrs. E. B. Barber. 

161. Silver Dollar, coined the year of Elbridge Gerry's birth. 

Miss Oerry. 

162. Pearl Loo Counter, engraved with Hancock arms ; one 

of a set which belonged to Governor John Hancock, 

of Massachusetts. Loaned by E. Hayes Troiubridge, Jr. 

163. Silver and Crystal Sleeve Buttons, worn by Eben Bolles, 

of Litchfield, Conn., 1750. Loaned by his grand- 
daughter, 3frs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

164. Gold AVatch, Avorn by Jonathan Fitch, the first High 

Sherifi" of Westmoreland, Valley of Wyoming, Pa., who 
being under appointment by the Legislature of Con- 
necticut in 1776, was in the massacre of Wyoming in 
1778, and escaped, being the only man left to advise 
the women and children after the massacre. He wore 
this watch at that time, it having been brought from 



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England many years before. Loaned by his grand- 
daughter Mrs. Edward H. MitcJiell. 

165. Silver Watch, owned and carried by Eev. Chauncey 

Whittelsey, who was Pastor of Centre Church, New 
Haven, from 1758 to 1787. Now owned by H. N. Whittelseij. 

166. Gold Watch Seal, heavily mounted, that belonged to the 

family of John Deming, who was born 1G15; he was 
one of the patentees to whom the charter of Charles II. 
was granted. Loaned by his descendant, 

3frs. James M. Hoppin. 

167. Watch and Seals, carried by George Gibbs, of Newport, 

in ante-revolutionary times. Loaned by 

Mrs. Mary Gihhs Brewster. 

168. A Watch, that belonged to Rev. Stephen White, of Wind- 

ham, Conn., who was graduated at Yale College in 1736, 

and worn by him while at Yale. Owned by Henry White. 

169. Watch, presented by the Class of 1756 to their Tutor, 

James A. Hillhouse, of the Class of 1749. 

Miss Isapfiene HiWiouse. 

170. Gold Watch, that belonged to Ebenezer^^ecl^ about 1750. 

Loaned by his granddaughter. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

171. Antique Pincushion, heart shaped, set in silver and gilt 

ornaments, and small mirrors, that has been in the 
Beers family for many generations. Misses Toionsend. 

172. Silver-plated Urn, which stood in the "keeping-room" 

of Colonel Wm. Lyons' house. Chapel street; probably 
about 1785 (ninety years ago) ; belonged originally to 
the Jones family, by whom it was imported from Eng- 
land. J. W. Bennett. 

173. Two Coat Buttons, silver; belonged to a Revolutionary 

soldier. James Birge. 

174. Wax Impression of the Seal of General Washington. 

Mrs. T. W. Curtis. 

175. A very beautiful and curious Watch Seal, 150 years old. 

The handle of this seal is made of the leg of a mouse- 
deer, not four inches long. Miss E. Rohirison. 

176. One pair Silver-plated Candlesticks. 3Iiss Harriet E. Peclc. 

177. Coats of Arms of the old Thirteen States, and the United 

States. 3lrs. Stowc. 

178. Handsome Silver-plated Coffee Urn, 150 years old. 

Miss Harriet E. Peck. 



NORTH ROOM. 

COMMISSIONS — OEDEKS — PAY-ROLLS, ETC. 

179. A Commission on Parchment, appointing Donald G. 

Mitchell a Captain in the Corps of Artillerists and 
Engineers, in the service of the U. S. in 1795, the 
17th year of the Independence of the IT. S., signed by 
George Washington, President of the United States, 
and Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War. It is 
framed in carved black walnut and gilded ; sur- 
mounted by a group of martial emblems, in the cen- 
tre of which an eagle bears a shield, on which is a 
miniature portrait on ivory, in gold setting, of Captain 
Mitchell in full-dress uniform. The property of his 
grandma, n-A^ly^U^t*^— -Donald Grant Mitchell, of Edgewood. 

180. Commission of Ephraim Preston, 1749, as Lieutenant. 

Mrs. J. A. Preston. 

181. Commission of Thomas Fitch, 1762. H. Stevens. 

182. Commission of Wm. Munson, as Lieutenant. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

183. Commission of Wm. Munson, as Major. Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

184. Commission of James Reynolds, as First Lieutenant in 

army of 1766. Signed by Governor Jonathan Trum- 
bull and George Wyllys, Secretary. James B. Reynolds. 

185. Commission of Mr. Doolittle, as First Lieutenant. 

Signed by Governor Saltonstall; Secretary, Hezekiah 
Wyllis. Mrs. E. A. Doolittle. 

186- Commission of Thomas Bull, 1769. Signed by Gover- 
nor Pitkin. Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

187. Commission of Elias Beers, 1774, as the first Postmaster 

in New Haven, with signature of George III. 

Mrs. Catharine Jarman. 

188. Original Commission, on parchment, constituting Will- 

iam Whiting, of Hartford, Colonel of Her Majesty 
Queen Anne's Regiment of Foot, in her colony of Con- 
necticut, in the year 1710. It displays the autograph 



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of "Anne R.," also that of Sunderland, her Prime 
Minister; also, on the back of the document, the 
autograph of Hezekiah Wyllis, Secretary of Her Ma- 
jesty's colony of Connecticut. William Whiting was 
born 1660; commanded the Connecticut troops at 
Port Royal, 1710, and also, in 1711, commanded the 
troops against Canada. Mrs. Aaron N. Skinner, 

189. Division Orders of the U. S. Army, 1780. Nathan 

Beers. Dr. Levi Ives. 

190. Army Order Book of Col. Bezaleel Beebe, of Litchfield, 

Conn., from 1776-1780, at Bergen and Horse Neck, 

on York Island. William Beebe. 

191. Oath of Allegiance, 1776, from Capt. Wm. Munson. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 
162. Pass for a boat's crew, signed by General Washington, 
1783, given on the day Major Andre was executed. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

193. Certificate of W. Munson, as member of the Cincinnati. 

3frs. Stephen Wlieeler. 

194. Fourteen Tea Permits, 1775-1776, such as the follow- 

ing: 

" Wetheksfield, 24tli Aug., 1775. 
" Permit Mrs. Sarah Rennals 7 lbs. Tea, she being unwell 
and having the doctor's advice therefor. 

"EzEKiEL Williams, Committee." 

" This may certify any having Bohe Tea, that Mrs. Mary 
Skinner has been advised," &c. 

"Mr. Chetek:— Sir, — I understand by Chatham, that the 
doctor recommends Tea for Swan's wife, who is sick. Suppose 
in such case you will be excusable for letting her have a fourth 
of a poimd, aforesaid, charging it to Swan. 

" Ezekiel Williams, Com. 

" Wethersfield, 13th July, 1775." 

Chas. J. Hoadley, State Librarian. 

197. Muster Roll of the First Company, Third Connecticut 

Regiment, 1782. Dr. E. Bulkley, 

198. Volume of fac-similes of Gen. Washington's accounts. 

New Haven Colony His. Soc. 

199. A Note-book in the handwriting of Roger Sherman, 

containing the Roster of the Connecticut Regiments, 
1775-1778. Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman Thacher. 



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200. Roster of His Majesty's Fifty-fifth Regiment, captured 

on Staten Island about the year 1777, by Capt. Na- 
thaniel Fitz Randolph, of the New Jersey forces. 

Mrs. S. Kinney, Fair Haven. 

201. Writ of Roger Sherman. Miss E. Hotchhiss. 

202. Army Order Book of Gen. Clinton. 

Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

203. Call for Troops from Connecticut, 1776, by Governor 

Trumbull. Dr. Leonard Bacon. 



ANTE ROOM. 

FIRE-AEMS — SWORDS, ETC. 

204. Gun carried in tlie Kevolutionary "War. 

Elam Hull, of West Haven. 

205. Musket carried in the Eevolutionary War, and in the 

last war with Great Britain, by Theodore Hopson; 

date 1762. James Birge. 

206. Gun, 1764 — Eobert Brown — beautifully inlaid with 

emblems of the royal crown in silver, and the Masonic 
compass, square, &c. Charles Brown. 

207. Fowling Piece, 1765. Donald Grant. 

Donald Grant Mitchell, of Edgewood. 

208. Gun, 1709, used in French and Indian war. It has 

belonged to Mr. Hall's family for four generations. 

Isaac K. Hall, of Wallingford. 

209. Musket; date 1758. James Birge. 

210. Eevolutionary Gun, used by Eobert Sheffield. "This 

old gun, in the War of Independence, did good service 
in the hands of its owner, Eobert Sheffield, of South- 
ington. The w,riter of this note, on the breaking out 
of the war of 1812, drilled with it three months, and 
occasionally mounted guard in Jeremiah Sturges' fa- 
mous company of ' Mill Eiver (now Southport) Sea 
Fencibles,' composed principally of captains, mates, 
and sailors, who volunteered their services to Gover- 
nor Griswold to defend the harbors of Bridgeport, 
Black Eock, Mill Eiver, and Norwalk, from the 
marauding cutters of the British cruisers then in the 
Sound. At a subsequent period of the war, in the 
hands of another, it was used in an unsuccessful night 
attack on a British cutter, off Mill Eiver harbor, and 
finally, was again used in the defense of Stonington, 
in the memorable bombardment by Admiral Handy, 
of that place, in 1814. Compared with the highly- 
^nished, light, convenient, and effective fire-arms of 



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the present clay, it makes a humble and sorry appear- 
ance ; but what the gun lacks in finish was made up in 
the courage and endurance of the men of that day, and 
the love of country for which they had pledged ' their 
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.' The 
old gun has a good record." Joseph E. Sheffield. 

211. Musket taken from the Hessians, 1779. Cha>i. II. Toiunsend. 

212. Bayonet and Cartridge Box, carried during the Revolu- 

tionary war by Timothy Dudley, of Guilford, Conn. 

James Birge. 

213. Canteen, carried by Captain Bull in 1754. 

Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

214. Canteen, carried by Corporal Isaac Schubert through 

the Eevolutionary war. Geo. A. Schubert. 

215. Large Pistol, antique pattern. L. J. Parsons. 

216. Cavalry Pistol, which belonged to General Putnam's 

company. H. P. Nicholson. 

217. Brass Pocket Pistol, flint lock, made after the style of 

the old blunderbuss. H. P. Nicholson. 

218. Pistol, used in the Revolutionary war by Stephen 

Douglas, of Middletown, Conn. James Birge. 

219. Pistol, inlaid with silver, given by an English officer to 

Elbridge Gerry, Signer of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence. In the New York fire of 1845, it was melted 
and charred. Misses Gerry. 

220. Powder Horn — Abel Hine — made at Stillwater, Septem- 

ber 15th, 1758. This Powder Horn belonged to the 
grandfather of Mrs. Nathaniel W. Taylor, late of this 
city, and is now in the possession of her daughter, 

Mrs. President Porter. 

221. PoAvder Horn, made and embellished curiously by 

Frederick Robbins, September, 1775, in Roxbury 
camp. Rev. J. Brewster. 

222. Powder Horn, carried by a Connecticut soldier in 1776. 

James Birge. 

223. Powder Horn, carried by Lieut. Josiah Walker during 

the French and Indian war. He was one of three 
brothers who served in that war, and also one of three 
in the Revolutionary war. James Walker. 

224. Dress Sword of Roger Sherman ; worn by him at Gene- 

ral Washington's levees. Mrs. Henry White, 



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225. Sword and Sash of General David Wooster. The Sash 

is the one in which he is said to have been brought off 

the field where he was killed. Lucius W. Fitch. 

226. Sword of Captain James Hillhouse, who was Captain of 

the Home Guard in the Revolution. 

Miss Isapliene Hillhouse. 

227. Sword, carried by a Connecticut man in the Eevolu- 

tionary war. James Birge 

228. Military Chest, owned and used by General David 

Wooster in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Nathaniel Booth. 

229. Saddle-Bags of the Revolutionary period. Mrs. David Ogden. 

230. Saddle-Bags, that belonged to Caleb Hotchkiss. 

Mrs. He7iry Hotchkiss. 

231. Cannon Ball found at Waverley Grove; fired by the 

British in 1779. Wilson H. Clarice. 

232. Cannon Ball, shot by a British man-of-war during the 

invasion of New Haven, July 5, 1779, and lodged in 
the chimney of a house at the corner of State and Fair 
streets, whence it was removed in the Spring of 1863. 

Neto Haven Colony Historical Society. 

233. Bullet fired by the British, July 5th, 1779. "Many of 

our older people remember the old Glover Mansfield 
house, on Prospect street, and Mr. Glover Mansfield, 
and being shown by him the puttied up ball hole at 
the top of the front hall door. The bullet first went 
through the front side of the house, then passed 
obliquely through the above door and the plastering 
on the north side of the east room, and dropped into 
a crevice in the sill. Many other balls were shob 
through the house, as a number of our soldiers had 
gathered behind it and were firing at the British. 
When this house was pulled down, in 1871, the bullet 
was found where it was always said to have lodged, 92 
years before. It is an ounce bullet, battered and flat- 
tened by going through the thickness of oak, &c. The 
accompanying piece of the oak door is 135 years old, 
as the house was built in 1740." Loaned by 

Horace Ma7isfield. 



ANTE ROOM AND HALL 

BOOKS — PAMPHLETS — PAPEES — MANUSCRIPTS — MAPS. 

234. Bible carried through the French and Indian, and 

Eevohitionary wars. Mrs. Myers. 

235. Prayer Book, 1757. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

236. Bible, printed 1673, which belonged to the grandmother 

of B. B. Barler. 

237. Bible which belonged to the mutineer, John Adams, at 

Pitcairn's Island, from which he gave religious instruc- 
tion to the colony of the " Mutineers of the Bounty." 

Mrs. PelatiaJi Perit. 

238. Bible, 1759. General Selleck Silliman. B. Silliman. 

239. Autograph Letter of General Washington, dated "Head- 

Quarters, White Plains, July 22d, 1778." The property 

of Hon. Wm. Barnard. Loaned by Rev. J. Brewster. 

240. Letter from Thomas Jefferson. Dr. Levi Ives. 

241. Autograph of Josiah Bartlett, first Governor of New 

Hampshire. He gave the first vote for the Declara- 
tion of Independence, and was the first signer of it 
after the President. Mrs. T. W. Curtis. 

242. Autograph Letter of General Washington to Colonel 

Bland, First Regiment Dragoons, Petersburg, Va. 

Mrs. Mary Gibhs Brewster. 

243. Autograph Letter of Chief Justice Jay. 

Mrs. Henry A. Dubois. 

244. Letter of General Washington. Mr. Fellowes. 

245. Old Letter, with interesting items. D. Goldsmith. 

246. Autograph of La Fayette. Mrs. T. W. Curtis. 

247. Autograph and Certificate Book. Mrs. T. W. Curtis. 

248. Autograph Letter of Patrick Henry, March 3d, 1795. 

Mrs. Mary Gibbs Brewster. 

249. Verses written by Nelly Parke Custis, adopted daughter 

of George and Martha Washington, who afterwards 
jTiarried Mr. Lawrence Lewis. The following is a copy 



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of a note written by lier to Miss Virginia Gregory, 
now Mrs. Governor Ingersoll. 

[The Note and Verses, in her own liandwriting, are 
framed, and were a valuable addition to the autographs 
sent to this Exhibition.] 

" My dear Miss Grregory,— As you are a native of Connecti- 
cut, I have determined to copy for you some verses on tlie 
'Brightest Ornament of your State,' and one who was an 
ornament to his Country and to Human Nature. 

" E. P. C. Lewis." 

ON PRESIDENT DWiaHT OP YALE COLLEGE. 

TO THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT AND GOOD. 

By E. P. a L. 

Yes, thou art gone, lamented Dwight, 

Yet peaceful was thy parting breath ; 
Tho' thou hast soar'd to realms of light 

Thou hast not felt the sting of Death ! * 

ff'o serve thy God — to bless mankind — 

Thy first last wish — thy ev'ry care ; 
Where shall we now thy equal find, 

Who shall Elijah's mantle wear ? 

To lead our youth to Virtue's shrine, 

On whom now shall our hopes depend ? 
What pleasing task 'erewhile was thine — 

Instructor, Father, Guide, and Friend ! 

In thee were happily combined 

Unrival'd talents, matchless worth, 
A pious faith, " a Heav'nly mind " — 

All that is excellent on Earth. 

New England mourns, much honored shade, 

Her brightest ornament in thee ; 
To thy remains each tribute paid 

With tears embalm'd thy memory. 

Thy kindred, friends — thy much-lov'd wife — 

Who sorrowing watch'd thy closing eyes, 
Saw thee resign this painful life 

For endless life beyond the skies. 

" Weep not for me," thy spirit cried, 

" Rest from my labours here is given ; 
" For me my blest Redeemer died, 

" And Angels welcome me to Heav'n." 

Loaned by Mrs. Governor Ingersoll. 

* The Sting of Death is Sin, 



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250. Autograph Letter of Alexander Hamilton, August 20th, 

1778, enclosing a newspaper extract concerning the 
project of a monarchy, at the head of which it was 
contemplated to place the Bishop of Osnaburgb. The 
property of Hon. Wm. Barnard. Loaned by 

Rev. J. Breioster. 

251. Autograph Letter from General Washington, 1781. 

3Irs. Henry Wliite. 

252. Autograph Letter from General Washington. 

Mrs. Mary Sigourney Russell, of Waterhury. 

253. Autograph of La Fayette. Rev. A. C. Baldiuin, of Hartford. 

254. Letter of Jonathan Trumbull. Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

255. Autograph Letters of Elbridge Gerry, from Philadelphia, 

1776. Misses Gerry. 

256. Proclamation by Sir Harry Vane, 1643. 

Mrs. Geo. F. Neiucomh. 

257. Autographs of Stephen Hopkins, Samuel Adams, and 

Eoger Sherman. Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomh. 

258. Letters Patent to Dr. Elisha Perkins, for his Invention 

of the " Perkins Tractors," dated 1796, and signed by 
George Washington; on parchment, framed, with a 
pair of Tractors attached. Mrs. S. H Moseley. 

259. Last Will and Testament of James Hadlock, in 1704. 

Wilfred Ford, of Westville. 

260. Three Papers of Matthew Griswold, 1799. 

Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

261. Memorandum of Col. Humphreys, about the raising of 
^'T^f^^Merino Sheep in America. Mrs. W. F. Peckham. 

262. Book containing Magna Charta, 1691. Mrs. Wm. H. Russell. 

263. The Private Journal of Madame Knight, who rode on 

horseback from Boston to New York, in 1704, stop- 
ping at New Haven both in going and returning. 
Privately printed in 1865. Wm. P. Brewer. 

264. Beautiful Edition of the Bible, bound in red and gilt 

morocco, with heavy silver clasps, engraved. Given 
to EstherjClark by her mother. Now owned by her 
great- great-great-granddaughter. Mrs. Marcus S. Munn. 

265. The Psalm ^Singer's Amusement, containing fuguing 

pieces and anthems. Boston, 1781. Mrs. S. Kinney. 

266. Letter from James Madison to Elbridge Gerry, from 

Waehiugton, June 25th, 1801. Misses Gem/, 



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267. Letter from tlie elder John Adams, afterwards President 

of the United States, to Mr, Gerry, while Mr. Adams 
was first Minister from the United States of America 
to England, dated Grosvenor Square, Westminster, 
Sept. 11th, 178.5. 3Iisses Gerry. 

268. A Quaint Old Volume, once owned by Mrs. Gushing, of 

Scituate, aunt of Mrs. Esther Phillips Hoppin, of 
Providence, E. I. She was the wife of William Gush- 
ing, of Scituate, Mass., for twelve years one of the 
Associate Justices of the Supreme Gourt of the United 
States. He was nominated, confirmed, and appointed 
Chief Justice of the United States, on the 27tli Janu- 
ary, 1796, but declined the appointment. 

Mrs. James M. Hoppin. 

269. Letter from Mrs. Golonel Humphreys, in reply to a 
letter of condolence, from Mr. Elihu Ives, on the death 

of her htisband in 1818. Mrs. W. F. Pechham. 

270. Autograph Invitation to Dine with General Washing- 

ton. " The President of the United States, and Mrs. 
Washington, request the pleasure of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and Mrs. Wolcott's company to Dine on 
Friday next, at 4 o'clock. An answer is requested. 
Feb'y 24, 1797. Mrs. Mary Gibbs Brewster. 

271. Photographic Copy of one of General Washington's 

Letters. L. J. Parsons. 

272. Eac-simile^ of Old Letters^ /2a^^^^-^^^^Miss S. S. Tappan. 

273. Autograph Letters of Roger Wolcott (1745) and Roger 

Sherman (1745), in one frame. Mrs. Geo. F. Neivcomb. 

274. Autograph Note of Patrick Henry, framed. " As Mr, 

Henry's health will not enable him to take a formal 
and personal leave of his friends in the city, he 
requests that Mrs. Wolcott will be pleased to receive 
this note, as a mark of his respectful attention to her." 

Mrs. Mary Gibbs Brewster. 

275. Invitation to President Washington's Birthnight Ball, 

on the 22d of February, at the Amphitheatre, Chest- 
nut street, to General and Mrs. Hand, Philadelphia, 
1797. Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

276. Jonathan Trumbull's Law Book, with the Acts of the 

Colony from 1700, and Trumbull's adjudications of 
Cases and annotations. Rev. J. Brewster. 



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277. ''The Minister of France presents his Compliments to 

the ITon'ble General Hand, and requests the favour of 
his Company at a Ball at 7 o'clock," 1797. 

Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

278. The Same, "to dine at five o'clock precisely." 

Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

279. The Same, "to a dancing party at 7 o'clock." 

Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

280. The Same, " to a dinner at 5 P. M. Answer if you 

please." Mrs. Ediuard Reilly. 

281. Inventory of Effects Captured in Retreat from Quebec. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

282. Laws of Connecticut, 1784. W. H. Kellogg. 

283. A photographic copy of a Diploma given to James 

Pierpont, 2d, by Yale College. He was graduated in 
1718, at the first Commencement held in New Haven. 
The previous years of Mr. Pierpont's student life had 
been passed at the College while it was in Saybrook. 
He was Tutor from 1722 to 1724, and was a son of 
the Rev. James Pierpont, second Pastor of the First 
Church in New Haven. Misses Foster. 

284. Yale Diploma, 1762, given to Rev. Eleazar Storrs, Chap- 

lain of the American Army of the Revolution. 

Wm. Atwater. 

285. Diary written by a Student of Yale, in the class of 1766. 

Rev. J. Baird. 

286. Yale Catalogue, of early date. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

287. Map of New Haven in 1747. L. J. Parsons. 

288. Map of New Haven in 1748. Mrs. Sylvester Smith. 

289. " Map of the United States, which were declared ' Free 

and Independent,' July 4th, 1776," It belonged to 
the late Mrs. Chauncey Isbell, of Milford. 

290. Old Almanac and Papers. Mrs. Griffing. 

291. Almanacs, from 1795 to 1805. Miss Lillie ClarJc. 

292. A Volume of Magazines, of 1795. Misses Foster. 

293. New Haven Magazine of 1786. H. P. Nicholson. 

294. New York Missionary Magazine, 1797. John M. Mason, 

Secretary. Presented to Centennial Association by the 

Misses Foster. 

295. Ulster County Gazette, 1800. Mrs. Wm. Hillhouse. 

296. Seventeen Ulster County Gazettes. Mrs. Herbert Smith. 



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297. Six Boston Gazettes, 1770. Mrs. Herbert SmitL 

298. Boston Gazette, 1770. 

299. Monitor, printed 1790. 3frs. F. Crandall 

300. Bound Volume of Monitor. Mrs. Stcjjhen Wheeler. 

301. Bound Volume of Boston Evening Post, 1762-1768. 

Misses Edwards. 

302. A File of old Newspapers of Boston and Newport, dated 

from 1770. A Newport Mercury, dated May 9, 1774, 
gives an account of "the reception in the British 
House of Commons of Boston's share in the matter of 
the Tea Ships." Rev. J. Brewster. 

303. Paper containing the account of Washington's Death 

and Funeral. Dr. DihUe. 

304. A very old New York Journal, with an article on 

Slavery. Mrs. H. A. Dubois. 

305. Copy of Connecticut Journal, 1782-1783. Mrs. J. 1. Preston. 

306. Connecticut Journal, 1805. H. P. Niclwlson. 

307. Connecticut Journal, 1791-1792. Mrs. Wm. Ativater. 

308. Hartford Courant, 1776-1777. H. P. Nicholson. 

309. Old Newspapers. Mrs. Walter H. Osborn. 

310. Bill of Lading : " Shipped by the Grace of God in good 

Order and well Conditioned, by John Cristie, in and 
upon the Good Ship called the 'Sally,' whereof is 
Master under God, for this Present Voyage, John 
Cristie, and now riding at Anchor in the Harbour of 
St. Thomas, and by God's Grace bound for Philadel- 
l^hia," &c., 1781. Wilfred Ford, of Westville. 

311. History of Wars of New England with Eastern Indians, 

1721. Mrs. J. W. Metcalf. 

312. Montana's History of America Amsterdam, 1643. 

Wm. P. Brewer. 

313. President Stiles' History of the Three Judges — GoflFe, 

Whalley, and Dixwell, 1794. Mrs. F. Crandall. 

314. Ancient Theological Latin Work, 1624. 

Mrs. General Russell. 

315. An old Religious Work, " History of the Bible," owned 

and highly prized, as one of two copies only known 
in this Country, by President Stiles, of Yale College, 
1696. It belonged to Rev. Isaac Stiles, the father of 
President Stiles. Illustrated by Engravings. 

Mrs. Dr. Charles C. Foote, 



316. Sales Book, bearing dates during the year 1783 ; a lai'ge 

Manuscript Folio A^olume, from Saint Pieri-e, Mar- 
tinique, with '•' Sales of Merchandize and Sundries, 
from the Cargoes of Brigantines, Barges, and. Brigs, 
especially from several ships captured by the Private 
Ship of War ' Porus,' and by Private Ship of War 
' Grand Turk.' " Some of the Entries are as follows : 

1525 Elephant's Teeth, sold for £13581 5 

3 Casks Palm OU " 300 

36 Water Casks " 2376 

Duties on sale of Prize Brig " Rover " 

and Cargo 11699 15 2 

Interpreter's Fees 200 

The Prize Ship " Polly " and Cargo were Captured by Private 
Ship "Grand Turk;" the "Friends Glory" by Private Ship 
" Porus," and the " Echo " by " Grand Turk." 

On the Prize Ship " Rover," were 206 Slaves (boys and girls, 
men and women, very old persons and infants), who were 
sold for £180,531. Some of them are described as " lame," 
" old," " blind," " deaf and dumb," " wounded," " half dead," 
and yet even these brought good prices. A large number were 
" sick." Many hundred pounds are charged for their expenses, 
for huts and shelter, beef and provisions, and the following 
items : 

Paid King's Phj'sicians, Examining Ne- 
groes and Permission to Land them. . . £330 ^ 

Interpreter's Fees 271 5 

Dr. Mitchinson, for attending Slaves on 

Shore 660 

Watching Slaves 548 15 

Oranges for Slaves, by order of the Doc- 
tor 16 

Bananoes 120 

Plantains 20 

Yams 4 2 6 

The two African Princes remained unsold, and were Released 
by Order of the Court of Admu'alty. 

Dated St. Pierre, Martinique, April 25th, 1783. 

Loaned by Wilfred Ford, of Westville. 

317. Theological Work, 1597. Mrs. E. A. Doolittle. 

318. Old Latin Book, printed in 1610. Mrs. General Russell. 

319. Ancient Latin Book, 1561. Mrs. General Russell. 

320. Visions of Eeformation, 1683. By Edward Petti t. 

A7nos Toivnsend, 



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321. Ancient Religious Work, " On the Devil." Miss Clark. 

322. " Hope in Death," 1756. Valuable Records of Eminent 

Saints — Ulric of Switzerland, Sophia Jaegeren of 
Tubingen, &c. Amos Townsend. 

323. A Sermon in Manuscript, by Jonathan Edwards. 

Mrs. David Porter. 

324. "English Liberties," 1691. Mrs. General Russell. 

325. Latin and Greek Grammar, used by Noadiah Russell, 

who graduated at Harvard 1681; he was one of the 

ten founders of Yale College. Mrs. General Russell. 

326. Erasmus — Paraphrase of the Gospel and Acts, trans- 

lated under direction of Queen Katharine Parr, 1548. 

Prof. Henry N. Day. 

327. Large Folio, printed at Nuremberg in 1470, about forty 

years after the invention of Printing. From the 
Jesuit College at Bamberg, Bavaria. J. M. Hoppin. 

328. Keyper's Botanical Work, 323 years ago, in Latin, 1597. 

This contains probably the earliest printed picture of 
the American Corn or Maize. Printed in Strasburg ; 
brought from Heidelberg, 1856. Wm. P. Brevier. 

329. Dr. Dapper's America, with engravings. Among them 

is the earliest picture of New York, then New Am- 
sterdam. Published at Amsterdam, 1673. Wm. P. Brewer. 

330. An American Scientific Book, in Spanish. There is 

not a single complete copy now known to exist. This 
is a Latin Edition, greatly enlarged and illustrated. 
Printed in Rome, 224 years ago. Wm. P. Brewer. 

331. Du Barta's Poems, 1620, and History of Judith. H. N. Day. 

332. Primer, 1777. Mrs. W. H. Ferree. 

333. Six Primers. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

334. A Volume printed in 1491 ; one year before the dis- 

covery of America. Geo. E. Day. 

335. Hennepin's Travels, 1698. Mrs. Henry Dubois. 

336. Lexicon, 1631. Greco-Latinum, by Giorgio Pasore. 

Mrs. Pelatiah Perit. 

337. Biblical Commentary, 1491. Indexed. Rev. Edward Hawes. 

338. -^tna Policy of Insurance on Yale College Buildings. 

Issued, 1825. John G. North. 

339. History of Goody Two Shoes ; very quaint. 

Mrs. Henry Champion. 

340. Boston Gazette, 1770, Abram Fisher. 



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341. Curious Old Book. Miss Gerry. 

342. Cambridge Platform. 

343. Old copy of Worcester Spy. 

344. Theological Compendium, used by a Yale Student in 

1720. Rev. Mr. Baird. 

345. " The Foundation of Christian Eeligion gathered into 

Six Principles, and it is to be learned of Ignorant 
People, that they may be fit to hear Sermons with 
Profit, and to Receive the Lord's Supper with Com- 
fort." Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

346. A Folio Volume of Sermons, by Mr. Ralph Erskine, 

Minister of Dunfermline, 1760; published in Glasgow, 
1764; bought by Teiley Blakeslee, June 21, 1767, 
" the day I were 39 years old ;" used by him in visit- 
ing the outskirts of New Haven and reading to the 
people. Mrs. James Friiik. 

347. Old Sermon. D. Goldsmith. 

348. Book of Sermons preached by the Rev. Andrew Eliot, 

of Boston, 100 years ago. He remained in the city 
during the entire period of the Revolutionary war; 
he preached before General Washington and many of 
his oflScers. Mrs. Henry Button. 

349. Sermon preached on Thanksgiving Day, 1784, in New 

Haven, by Rev. Benjamin Trumbull, S.T.D., of North 
Haven. Mrs. 8. Kinney, of Fair Haven, 

350. Theological Work, dated 1605. Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

351. Acts and Laws of His Majesty's English Colony of Con- 

necticut. Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

352. Massachusetts Gazette and Boston Weekly News Letter, 

over 106 years old, "containing Petition to British 
Parliament, advertisements of singular interest, and 
late news from the home country by a Packet." 

John F. Comstock. 

353. Bound volume of the Spectator, 1760, that belonged to 

Elbridge Gerry, now owned by his grandson Elbridge 

T. Gerry. Misses Gerry, 

354. Copy of a Letter from the Marquis de Lafayette, April 

8th, 1779. Misses Gerry. 

355. Copy of a Letter from E. Gerry to John Avery, Esq., 

Secretary of the Navy, 1778. Misses Gerry. 



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356. Invitation to Mrs. Anthony, to a Ball on General Wash- 

ington's Birthnight, dated February 16th, 1819. 

357. A Manuscript Book of Hymns, by President Dwight, in 

his own handwriting, with New Versifications of Some 
Psalms Versified by Dr. Watts, for the sake of Eeserv- 
ing those that are in Particular Metres. Among 
them are : 

" I love Thy Kingdom Lord." 

" Bless, oh Thou Western World thy God." 

" Ye Sons of Men, in God rejoice." 

" Remember, Lord, Thy chosen seed." 

" Shall man, oh God of light and life, 
Forever moulder in the grave ?" 

" My God defend my cause. 
Against a host of foes." 
, Timothy Dwight. 

358. Notes of a Sermon; also a Letter by Eev. E. W. 

Wheelock, D. D., first President of Dartmouth Col- 
lege. Mrs. T. W. Curtis. 

359. Sermon preached at the Funeral of Governor Thomas 

Fitch, in 1774, by Eev. Mr. Dickinson. L. W. Fitch. 

360. Sermons, 1631. Mrs. Pelatiah Perit. 

361. Old Deed of 1719, from Daniel Clark to Elizabeth 

Mather. W. H. Kellogg. 

362. Old Deeds. Dr. Dihhle. 

363. Deeds of Property in early times. H. Stevens. 

364. Copy of Letter from John Quincy Adams, 1844, and a 

Manuscript Poem. T. W. T. Curtis. 

365. Autograph Letter from Benjamin Franklin to His 

Excellency Governor Trumbull, dated Passy, June 
2d, 1779. 

866. "The President of the United States and Mrs. Wash- 
ington request the Pleasure of General and Mrs. 
Hand, and Miss Hand's Company, to Dine on Wednes- 
day next, at 4 o'clock, 25th January, 1776. An 
answer is requested." Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

367. Extracts from the Votes and Proceedings of the 
American Continental Congress, held at Philadelphia 
on the 5th September, 1774. Bound in a Volume. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 



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368. Peter Martyr's Commentary. Owned by Joseph Eus- 

sell in 1796. Mrs. General Russell. 

369. Twelve Letters written by Captain Nathaniel Fitz 

Eandolph,- of the New Jersey Forces, during the 
Eevolutionary War. He was afterwards killed in 
battle. One is dated on the day of the first skirmish 
at Eack Pond, near Squam. He was taken prisoner 
at New Brunswick and sent to Provost Goal; after- 
wards he was at Providence with the French fleet; 
again, was taken Prisoner "by hard fate of War;" he 
asks for Exchange, and then writes while on Parole. 

Mrs. S. Kinney, of Fair Haven. 

370. Thanksgiving Sermon by Professor, afterwards Presi- 

dent Daggett, of Yale College, November 27th, 1760, 
when the Old French War was in progress, and 
Canada had been conquered. Rev. Dr. L. Bacon. 

371. Sermon by Eev. Chauncey Whittelsey, Pastor of the 

First Church, on a day of National Thanksgiving in 
the progress of the Eevolutionary War; another Ser- 
mon of Eev. Chauncey Whittelsey, August 17th, 1777; 
and again, another Sermon of Eev. Chauncey Whit- 
telsey, June, 1783. Sermon by President Clap, of 
Yale College, March 26th, 1741. Rev. Dr. L. Bacon. 



NORTH ROOM. 

COINS — MEDALS — CUEEEKCY, ETC. 

372. Frame of United States Cents. L. J. Parsons. 

373. Frame of United States Half Cents. L. J. Parsons. 

374. Box, with eleven Copper Coins and eight Silver ones. 

Mrs. Wm. R. Ferree. 

375. Continental and State Paper Money, 1755-1779. 

Mrs. Henry Champion. 

376. Frame of Currency, and Frame of Specimens of Conti- 

nental Money and Colonial Bills, from New York, 
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Mary- 
land. James Birge. 

377. Medal, with head of Benjamin Franklin, electrotyped 

(fac-simile) from a Terra Cotta Medal which was 
given by General La Fayette to General Washington, 
and formerly hung in the Library at Mount Vernon. 
Presented by Mr. Custis to B. Silliman in 1821, and 
now in possession of Mrs. Edward Gilman. B. Silliman. 

378. Large Terra Cotta Medal of Benjamin Franklin, made 

by order of the French Government, when France 
acknowledged the Independence of the American 
Colonies, in 1777. Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

379. Medal in honor of the Capture of Louisburg. 

Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

380. Medal issued at the Time of General Washington's 

Death, December 14th, 1799. 

Mrs. Dr. Thompson, of Fair Haven. 

381. Old French Medal, with Portrait of Washington. 

Miss Rebecca Bacon. 

382. Continental Money. Mrs. J. W. Curtis. 

383. Washington Medal. Mrs. 8. Kinney, of Fair Haven. 

384. A Box, with Commemorative Medal made of a piece of 

Wood brought through the Erie Canal in the first 
boat. Rev. Joseph Brewster. 



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385. List of Coins, in Frame: 

1. Vermont Cent, 1786. 

2. Massachusetts — The General Court of Massachusetts passed 

a Law, establishing a coinage of Shillings, Sixpences, and 
Threepences. Captain John Hull received the appoint- 
ment to manufacture this money. Each piece had the 
date, 1653, on the one side, and the figure of a pine 
tree on the other ; hence they were called " pine-tree 
shillings." 

3. Massachusetts Cent, 1788. 

" 1787 
— called Nova Csesaraea. It appears that the Assembly 
of that year passed a Resolution, by which Mark Newby's 
coppers — which were really Irish half-pence which he 
had purchased and brought over with him from Eng- 
land — with other coins of a similar character subse- 
quently introduced, should constitute the copper circu- 
lation of what is now New Jersey. This circulation 
remained for upwards of a Century. 
New Jersey Coppers, three varieties, 1786, 1787, 1788. 

4. The Legislature of Connecticut granted, in 1785, exclusive 

permission to Samuel Bishop, John Goodrich, Joseph 
Hopkins, and James Hillhouse, to establish a Mint, and 
coin money for the State. A copartnership was subse- 
quently formed with others, and they continued to coin 
for a few years. 
Connecticut Cents of 1785. 

1786. 

1787 (3). 

1788. 

5. New York Cent, 1794. 

6. New Jersey— The earliest record, relative to a copper circu- 

lation in this State, was in the year 1683. 

7. Virginia Cent, 1773. 

8. Carolina Half-penny, 1694. 

9. Nova Constelatio, 1785. 

10. First Penny issued by the United States Government, some- 

times called the Franklin Penny, 1787. 

11. Washington Cent. Two varieties. 

12. Washington Medals. Two varieties. 

13. Britannia. 

Owned, loaned, and described by C. B. Hillhouse. 

386. Medal, commemorative of the Second Centennial Anni- 

versary of the Settlement of New Haven. This medal 



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(said the editor of the Journal of Science, in 1839) 
"has been pronounced, by an eminent artist, the best 
hitherto executed in this country. It was designed by 
Mr. Hezekiah Auger, the Avell-knowu sculptor, with 
the advice of Mr. Ithiel Town, and was executed in 
New York by Mr. John Wright. The obverse of the 
medal represents the Eev. John Davenport, with the 
pilgrim band, holding the first Sabbath services under 
an oak tree ; a group of Indians is seen on the other 
side of the stream. Eeverse: New Haven with its 
spires, colleges, &c. ; beneath are rail-cars, steamboat, 
and ship. Lettering on the obverse: ' Quinnipiack, 
1638. The desert shall rejoice.' On the reverse: 
* New Haven, 1838, and blossom as the rose.' " 

L. S. Punderson. 



NORTH ROOM. 



AKTICLES OF DEESS. 



387. White silk Apron, beautifully embroidered at a boarding- 

school in Boston, with colored silks, in satin stitch, 
during the reign of Queen Anne, by Mary Canee, 
afterwards Mrs. Lucas, mother of Madame Hillhouse. 
At least 145 years old. Miss Isapliene HiUhotise. 

388. Eicli brocade gold embroidered Waistcoat, which be- 

longed to Augustus Lucas, a French Huguenot, who 
came to America in 1698. He was the grandfather 
of Madame Hillhouse. Miss Isaphene Hillhouse. 

389. A finely embroidered Cap (1815) of Mrs. Mary Pier- 

pont Foster; and two ribbon Sashes, brought to her 

in 1795 from India. Misses Foster. 

390. White silk Dress, exquisitely painted by Mrs. President 

Day, in flowered vine pattern, in shades of lilac color, 
for the wedding dress of her Sister, Mrs. Judge 
Simeon Baldwin. Both ladies were daughters of Roger 
Sherman. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 

391. Elegant blue satin Dress, embroidered in white ; worn 

by Lady Marshal. Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

392. Part of a white silk Dress, embroidered in colored 

bouquets ; worn by Mrs. Effingham Lawrence. Loaned 

by her granddaughter, Mrs. Wm. L. Everit. 

393. Striped and figured rich silk Dress, of antique pattern. 

Mrs. Isaac Hotchhiss. 

394. Pieces of the Dress of a Bride in 1773. Very curious 

rich gold thread Belt Ribbon, and wide gold braid 
Trimming. Mrs. R. G. Baird. 

395. Piece of green moire antique silk Dress, and wedding 

Shoes of Rebecca Minot, mother of Rebecca Prescott, 

wife of Roger Sherman. Mrs. Wm. D. Wliitney. 

396. Piece of green moire antique silk Dress ; worn by Mrs. 

Benjamin Prescott, of Salem, Mass., 1741. 

Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss, 



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397. Gold and white brocade Belt Eibbon ; worn by Tem- 

perance Clapp, at her marriage with the son of Gover- 
nor Pitkin, 120 years ago. Mrs. Win. D. Whitney. 

398. Piece of a Dress worn by Mrs. Washington. 

Mrs. David C. Porter. 

399. Pieces of Dresses worn by Mrs. "Washington. Miss Tappan. 

400. Belt Eibbon, embroidered with the name of Eebecca 

Coggeshall, in blue and white silk, 1739, and Slippers 
made in 1690, that belonged to Mrs. Eobert Taylor. 

Mrs. C. M. Ingersoll. 

401. Elbow Cuffs, dark green brocade; worn by a grand- 

niece of Governor Yale, about 1770. Mrs. Henry White. 

402. Wedding Shoe of Mrs. General Wooster, 1745. 

Mrs. Eli Whitney. 

403. Blond gauze Vail and Kerchief, over 100 years old. 

Miss Lillie Clark. 

404. Blue and white silk Dress, sent with a Clock, Silver, 

and many valuable articles, by Mrs. Elizabeth Scarlett, 
of London, to the grandchildren of her brother, Mr. 
AVilliam Diodate, of New Haven. Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

405. Shawl, knit by the girls of Madeira ; brought thence by 

Mrs. Commodore Hull, and given by her to 

Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss. 

406. Eibbon, with Emblems, worn as a Federal Badge by 

ladies during the administration of the elder President 
Adams. Mrs. H. R. Cone, of Hartford. 

407. Pieces of the Dresses worn by the ladies of Governor 

Pitkin's family, made into a Thread Case, which 
belonged to his daughter. It dates back more than a 
hundred years. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 

408. Gold-colored silk Skirt, quilted and stitched in elaborate 

borders, with heraldic devices; brought from England 

in 1750. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

409. Scarlet broadcloth Cloak and Hood, trimmed with black 

silk ; worn by Mrs. Kilby, the mother of Mrs. Elias 
Shipman. Misses Edwards. 

410. Breadth of Dress worn by Mrs. Samuel Sheldon, of 

Litchfield, Conn., in 1760. Mrs. Henry E. PecJc. 

411. Two pairs of Slippers, worn before the Eevolution. 

Mrs. Isaac Hotchkiss. 

412. Leghorn Bonnet, of coal-scuttle shape. Mrs. Beers. 



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413. Part of a Wedding Dress, of white satin, embroidered 

in colored silks ; worn during the reign of James II., 
1685. Loaned by Mrs. E. B. Barber. 

414. Breadth of white India mull Dress, embroidered with 

colored silks, in delicate wreaths of pansies ; worn by 
the wife of Kalph Pomeroy, of Hartford, Deputy 
Quartermaster-General of the Continental army in 
1781. Mrs. Henry White. 

415. Pair of children's Shoes, brought from Holland when 

New York was first settled. Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

416. Piece of Brocade, worn by Mrs. Col. Antrill. Miss Tappan. 

417. Ancient household Apron, of India cloth. 

Mrs. Isaac Leavenworth. 

418. A piece of a lace Scarf, wrought by Mary Stuart while 

a prisoner in Loch Leven Castle, and divided among 
her maids of honor. This piece came to Lady Ann 
Jemima Hamilton, and has been preserved in her 
family until brought to this country by a Scotch gen- 
tleman, to whose care it was at last consigned by a 
descendant of Lady Hamilton. Framed, and in pos- 
session of Miss Tappan. 

419. Piece of a white and brown velvet Coat, worn by Dr. 

Franklin at the Court of France. Mr. Bache. 

420. White silk Waistcoat, embroidered in colors ; bought in 

London, and worn by Lynde McCurdy, of Norwich. 

Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

421. Piece of cloth of gold Waistcoat, worn by General David 

Wooster, of New Haven, who was killed during the 
Revolutionary war. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 

422. Silver Knee Buckles, worn by Eev. Eleazar Storrs, when 

Chaplain in the Army of the Eevolution, at General 
Washington's camp. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

423. Shoe Buckles, more than 120 years old. 

Mrs. Henry Champion. 
4:24:. Piece of a Waistcoat, of ruby velvet, worn by Governor 
John Hancock, of Massachusetts. 

Mrs. E. Hayes Trowbridge, Jr. 
425. Brocade Waistcoat, that belonged to General Hand, very 
richly embroidered in gold thread and colors. One 
hundred years old. Mrs. Edtuard Reilly. 



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426. White cambric Handkerchief, carried by Bishop White, 

of Pennsylvania, Chaplain of the Continental Con- 
gress in 1777. Loaned by 

Miss Susan Clarice, of Middletown. 

427. Pair of Shoes brought from England, 1685. 

428. Dark blue satin Wedding Coat, worn by Allen Dicker- 

man, of Hamden, Conn., eighty years ago. 

Mrs. FranTclm Andrews. 

429. Pocket-book, embroidered in colored flowers, which 

belonged to Kev. Stephen White, of Windham, Conn., 
1759. Henry White. 

430. College Gown, 1776, which belonged to Matthew 

Talcott Russell; graduated at Yale College, 1779. 

Mrs. General Russell. 

431. White embroidered silk Waistcoat, worn by Captain 

David Scharff, 1760. Mrs. Wm. R. Ferree. 

432. Ivory and gold Sleeve Buttons, in links. 

Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

433. Several patterns of very old Shoe Buckles. 

Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

434. Dressing-case of Adjutant Campbell, of the British 

Army, who was killed when the British invaded New 
Haven, on the 5th of July, 1779. This Case was 
brought into town the day after his death, by his 
servant, and sold to John Townsend, by whose grand- 
son, Lucius B. Townsend, it was presented to the 

N. H. Colony Historical Society. 

435. Two Coat Buttons, worn by a soldier in the Revolu- 

tionary war. James Birge. 

436. Cocked Hat, worn by Enoch Huntington, born 1739. 

He was the brother of Samuel Huntington, first 
Governor of the State of Connecticut, from 1785 to 
1796. Mrs. W. H Russell. 

437. Pipe Case, 100 years old, that belonged to Rev. Mr. 

Dickinson, the Minister of the first Church in Mid- 
dletown, from his ordination in 1762 till his death 
in 1809. Miss Susan Clarice, of Middletown 

438. Cocked Hat, worn by Jeremiah Townsend in 1776. 

Charles Toivnsend. 

439. Bead Needlebook. Mrs. H. Hotchhiss. 



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440. Needle Case, of inlaid ebony, used by Mrs. Storrs, wife 

of a Chaplain in the Revolution. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

441. Fine wicker-work Basket, for Infant's Clothes; pre- 

sented by a lady to Madame Front, who came to 
New London after a part of Lisbon^, Portugal, was 
' destroyed by an earthquake, in 1755. 

Mrs. Jeannette Ives Magill. 

442. Pieces of lilac flowered brocade silk Dress, worn by 

Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Walter Osiorne. 

443. Long Coat and Knee Breeches, of white domestic linen, 

striped with blue, worn by a child born in 1729. 

444. Ancient Bonnets and wadded Hood. Misses Edwards. 

445. Enormous silk Calash, thirty inches in diameter, large 

enough to be worn over a bonnet. Mrs. Edward Mitcliell. 

446. Wooden Pattens, worn by Hannah Beers, afterwards 

Mrs. Hezekiah Howe, 1770. Mrs. A. Bradley. 

447. Long strij)ed Stockings, worn by a Revolutionary 

soldier; now 150 years old, and 50 years old when he 

wore them. Mrs. Garretson, from Maine. 

448. Pair of horn round-bowed Spectacles, 200 years old. 

Mrs. Judali ErisMe. 

449. A piece of fine Embroidery, very old. Mrs. David C. Porter. 

450. Work Bag, of satin, nearly 100 years old. Mrs. Heiiry White. 

451. Pair of antique Slippers. Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

452. Shoes of the Revolutionary period. Mrs. Jeannette Ives Magill. 

453. Antique Shoes. iV". H. Colony Hist. 8oc. 

454. Ribbon, 200 years old. Miss Graves. 

455. Pair of antique Shoes. Bela H. Ball. 

456. Brocade Shoes, of Madame Sybil Prout, wife of John 

Prout ; worn 150 years ago. Mrs. J. Ives Magill. 

457. Antique Slippers. Mrs. Marsh. 

458. Baby's Short Gown, made for her child from eight 

pieces of domestic linen, by the wife of Sergeant 
Barnard, while he was a prisoner in the Log Prison 
in New York. Mrs. Corson, of Hartford. 

459. Infant's Bib and Mitts, probably 130 years old; very 

fine, and trimmed with exquisite lace. Loaned by 

Miss Elizabeth RoMnson. 

460. Mitts of very fine white linen, edged with delicate lace ; 

very small in size; worn by an infant at Baptism, 
seventy years ago. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 



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461. Mitts, 150 years old, for an infant; embroidered in 

colors, on linen. Mrs. Crandall. 

462. Infants' Shirts ; linen, cambric, and lace ; 106 years old ; 

wonderfully fine and delicate. Mrs. Wm. Bryan. 

463. Baptismal Eobe, made in 1727, and worn when an 

infant by Eev. Dr. Stiles. Mrs. Charles Foote, Temple St. 

464. Green satin damask Baptismal Eobe, with white silk 

lining, worn at his Baptism by Eev. John Davenport, 

of New Haven Colony. Mrs. Russell C. Wheeler. 

465. Infant's Dress, of very antique pattern. 

466. Infant's Bib and Cap, of finest linen cambric, curiously 

embroidered, and trimmed with cloth work lace, in 
which the children of Benjamin Prescott, of Salem, 
were baptized — the youngest in 1775. Probably Mrs. 
Eoger Sherman, wife of the Signer of the Declaration 
of Independence, was baptized in them. Mrs. James Frinh. 

467. Exceedingly rich brocade Christening Blanket, made 

from the wedding dress of Lydia Bradford, grand- 
daughter of Governor Bradford. Mrs. Irene Lamed. 

468. Christening Blanket that belonged to Abiah Macomber 

and John Hall, who were married February 14th, 1734 
or 1735, by Eev. Mr. Humphreys, of Derby. John Hall 
was one of the first Grantors in New Haven, his house 
being on the old map as standing at the lower end of 
State street, near George. This Blanket was used in 
the Center Church in 1740. 3frs. Stephen Wheeler. 

469. Yellow and white brocade Christening Blanket, 150 

years old, in which a Bishop of Connecticut was 
baptized. Loaned by Miss Clarh, of Middletoion. 

470. Gold-colored flowered satin brocade Christening Blanket, 

that belonged to the family of Eev. Edward Taylor, 
who was born 1642, in Leicestershire, England; he 
was the first minister of Westfield, Mass. Owned by 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

471. Yellow and white silk figured Christening Blanket, 

that belonged to the family of Colonel Champion, 
1790. Owned by Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

472. Christening Eobe, of heavy white satin, trimmed with 

white satin frills and bows, worn at her baptism, 
1740, by Euth Saltonstall, afterwards Mrs. Jonathan 
Fitch. Loaned by her granddaughter, Mrs. E. A.Mitchell. 



4G 

473. Christening Blanket, 150 years old; owned by 

Mrs. Moore, of Ellsworth, Maine. 

474. Christening Mantle, green and white brocade, worn by 

Ruth Saltonstall at her baptism, 1740. Mrs. E. A. Mitchell. 

475. Bine satin Christening Blanket or "Wrap, elegantly 

stitched and quilted, brought from Holland 120 years 
ago, by Captain Caleb Trowbridge. 

Mrs. Christopher Babcoch. 

476. White silk Christening Eobe and green and yellow 

Christening Blanket, 150 years old, with the Napkin 
in which they have been folded since before the 
Revolutionary war. Loaned by 

Mrs. Garretson, from Maine. 

477. Piece of the blue satin damask Christening Blanket, 

in which President Edwards, of Princeton College, 

was baptized, 172 years ago. Miss Chaplain. 

478. Fan, supposed to be 120 years old, of Chinese carving, 

in ivory. Mrs. W. D. Whitney. 

479. Fan and Shoes, 126 years old. Mrs. Catharine Jarman. 

480. Fan, that belonged to Mrs. Storrs, wife of a Chaplain 

in the Revolutionary army. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

481. Exquisitely carved ivory monogram Fan, "J, H.," 

brought from China, by Captain Green, who was the 
first Captain from New Haven who sailed around the 
world. Miss Green. 

482. Amber tortoise-shell Fan, highly gilded and engraved; 

a rare specimen from the East. Miss Green. 

483. Very beautiful Fan, painted in landscape and figures, 

mounted on carved ivory, also painted and gilded, 
with designs of musical instruments and floral 
wreaths. This was the Wedding Fan of Mrs. Rebecca 
Motte, in 1758, who was an active patriot in Charles- 
ton, South Carolina, during the Revolutionary war. 
It was carried by Miss Minnie Mitchell, at the repre- 
sentation of the Republican Court of General and Mrs. 
Washington, in Music Hall, New Haven, June 10th 
and 11th, 1875. Loaned by 

Mrs. Donald G. Mitchell, of Edgewood. 

484. Fan, richly embroidered on white silk in colors, with 

gold spangles, ivory mounted and handsomely gilded. 

Miss Green. 



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485. Fan, finely carved on amber tortoise-shell ; very small. 

486. An elegant Fan, painted in colors, in designs of flowers 

and ornamental scenes, finely executed ; mounted on 
carved and perforated pearl, over crimson satin ; of the 
ante-Revolutionary period. Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

487. Wedding Fan of the mother of Mrs. Elbridge Gerry, 

with richly painted landscapes. Hisses Gerry. 

488. Pan, of an antique pattern. 

489. A Fan used by the wife of an officer in the Revolution- 

ary army, embroidered, with silver and gold spangles 
on white crape, with inlaid ivory mounting. 

Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

490. A Fan, 120 years old, of perforated paper, painted with 

birds and flowers, and mounted on carved ivory. 

Mrs. Henry A. Champion. 

491. Fan brought to Mrs. Faith Robinson Trumbull, from 

Philadelphia, at the time of the first meeting of Con- 
gress, in 1776, by the first Governor Trumbull. It is 
beautifully painted, in classical landscape scenes, with 
carved ivory mounting. Mrs. B. Silliman. 

493. A Fan of pink paper, painted in gay flowers and 
mounted on silvered ivory sticks, 120 years old; it 
belonged to Temperance Clap. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 

493. Two very large ebony and gilt painted Chinese Fans — 

one supposed to be 110 years old, that belonged to 
Mrs. Andrew Perkins, of Norwich, and was given by 
her to her daughter, Miss Abby Perkins ; the other, 
an ancient Fan, was given to a daughter of Colonel 
Champion, in 1802. Mrs. J. M. Hopjpin. 

494. Ivory Fan from China ; most beautifully carved ; the 

work of a year. Mrs. H. JV. Day. 

495. Snufi'-box of silver, with cover, mounted on a sea shell. 

Initials A. R., 1749. 3£rs. E. B. Barber. 

496. Snuff-box of silver, with porcelain bowl painted in high 

colors, the whole bird-shaped. Given by John Hall 
to his daughter Eunice ; given by her aunt to Eliza 
Hall, 1780. Bev. Mr. Baird. 

497. Ebony Snuff-box, with painted medallion on the cover. 

Given to Mrs. Elbridge Gerry by her great-grand- 
mother Walton ; probably more than 200 years old. 

Misses Gerry. 



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498. Large ornamental .Fan, 100 years old. Mrs. Henry N. Day. 

499. A gold-headed Cane, with initials " 0. W.," which be- 

longed to Oliver Wolcott, Sr., Governor of Connecti- 
cut, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 
from Litchfield, Conn. Mrs. Mary Gibbs Brewster. 

500. A silver-headed Cane, of Eev. James Hillhouse, brought 

by him from Ireland in 1717. Miss Isaphene Hillhouse. 

501. A silver-headed Cane, which belonged to Eoger Sher- 

man, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Mrs. Martha /Sherman White. 

502. A Cane, with massive silver head beautifully decorated, 

a true " Pastoral Staff," which was brought over from 
England by Eev. Peter Pruddeu, who came to New 
Haven with Eev. John Davenport in 1637. Mr. 
Prudden preached one sermon on the first Sabbath 
they were in New Haven, and was first Pastor of 
Milford Church. It has been owned for 238 years by 
clergymen of that name, and now belongs to a 
descendant of the eighth generation, Eev. T. P. Prud- 
den, of Lansing, Michigan. Mj-s. G. P. Prudden. 

503. Ivory and gold Sleeve Buttons, worn by Eben W. Bolles 

in 1800. Loaned by his daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

504. Large tortoise-shell Comb. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

505. Carved tortoise-shell Comb. Mi^s. E. B. Barber. 

506. A pair of white leather Gauntlet Gloves, which belonged 

to Dr. Williams, of Lebanon, Conn. Dr. Williams 
was father of W illiam Williams, one of the Signers of 
the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. 

Miss Robinsoji. 



• ^ ANTE ROOM AND HALL 

HOUSEHOLD PUKNITURE, ETC. 

507. Mantel or Table Clock, of ebony, highly decorated with 

brass work and fretted ornaments; sent about the 
year 1770 to the grandchildren of Mr. Wm. Diodata^ a 
resident of New Haven as early as 1717, by his sister, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Scarlett, of London. Mr. William 
DiodatflLwas a great-graoifera^ Eev. John Diodata, of 
Geneva, and was a noted Theologian of the times of the 
Eewi«tion. The Diodat«> family held an eminent 
position at Lucca, Italy, as early as 1300, and has had 
men of note in all its successive generations. Mr. 
William Diodata^ only daughter married Eev. Stephen 
Johnson (1744), who settled at Lyme, and was a very 
influential writer against the English Government ten 
years before the Eevolution, and Chaplain in the 
Army at Bunker Hill. Loaned by the great-great- 
great-granddaughter of William Diodatt, 

Mrs. Edward E. Salisbury. 

508. A Clock, in a tall inlaid mahogany case, which belonged 

to Caleb Hotchkiss, great-great-grandfather of its 
present owner, Henry L. Hotchkiss. Mr. Caleb 
Hotchkiss was killed in an engagement with the 
British, when they invaded New Haven, in July, 1779. 
"This Clock is the only thing in the Exhibition that 
was going at the time of the invasion, that is going 
now." Henry L. Hotclihiss. 

509. Inlaid mahogany Chess Table, which belonged to 

Mehetable Wellington, the mother of Eoger Sherman. 
She was born in 1687 and died in 1776. 

Mrs. Thomas Thacher. 

510. Carved Spanish mahogany Card Table, that was owned 

by Elbridge Gerry. Misses Gerry. 

511. Ebony Secretary Table, 150 years old, that belonged to 

Madame Hillhouse. Miss Isa^liene HillhoKse. 



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612. Koimd mahogany Tea Table, on tripod, folding over, 
formerly the property of Nathan Beers. His house 
stood until recently on the northwest corner of York 
and Chapel streets. During the British invasion of 
New Haven, under General Tryon, July 5th, 1799, 
Mr. Beers was shot and mortally wounded, while 
standing in his own door-way. This Table, and also 
a Chair accompanying it, are said to have been pur- 
chased by Mr. Beers from Commissary-General Kilby, 
of the British army, who, during the " Old French 
War," resided for a while in New Haven, and brought 
them with other furniture from England. Misses Foster. 

513. A round mahogany Tea Table, that belonged to 

Governor Matthew Griswold, of Lyme, born 1714. 
He was a grandson of Matthew Griswold, who came 
from Kenil worth, England, in 1630. Governor Gris- 
wold married Ursula Wolcott in 1743. She was a 
granddaughter of Mr. Henry Wolcott, who came from 
Tolland, England, in 1630. The daughter of Governor 
and Ursula Wolcott Griswold married Mr. Lynde 
McCurdy. This Table is now owned by 

Charles J. McCurdy. 

514. A Tripod Stand. The top of this table, made from 

the root of a tree called Kiahboka, was brought from 
Calcutta early in the present Century, by the late 
Captain Amos Townsend, and is the property of the 

Misses Townsend. 

515. Large and handsomely carved oak Chair, which belonged 

to Governor Eobert Treat, of Connecticut, who was 
distinguished as a soldier and civilian in the early 
history of the Colonies of New Haven and Connecticut, 
and served as Governor and Deputy Governor of 
Connecticut, for thirty years. He died in Milford, 
July 12th, 1710, in the 89th year of his age. This 
Chair is now owned by his great-grandson, Ahvater Treat. 

516. Large mahogany Arm Chair, that belonged to Madame 

Hillhouse more than 100 years ago. 

Miss Isaphene Hillhouse. 

517. Antique Arm Chair, used over a Century ago by the 

family of Mr. Jeremiah Atwater. Mrs. Wm. Ativater, 



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518. A corner mahogany Chair, that belonged to Nathan 

Beers, who was mortally wounded by the Britisli, 

July 5th, 1799. Misses Foster. 

519. Cushion for above Chair. The crimson satin damask, 

covering this Cushion and Chair, is part of a dress 
which belonged to the wife of General Timothy 
Hewell, of Sturbridge, Mass. Mrs. Hewell wore this 
dress at several military balls, which were given in 
Boston and the surrounding country during the 
Revolutionary war. Misses Foster. 

520. Chair, which has been in the Beach family over 150 

years. It was originally the property of Eev. Samuel 
Hall, who was the first Congregational minister in 
Cheshire. Miss Beach, of Cheshire. 

531. Antique Chair, which belonged to Caleb Hotchkiss. 

Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

522. A Chair, over 100 years old, owned by Captain Medad 

Osborn, a Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. F. Crandall, 

533. A Chair which dates back to 1700. Mrs. J. S. Griffing. 

534 One of a set of mahogany Parlor Chairs, finely and 
delicately carved ; owned by General Washington 
when he lived in New York. Five of them now 
owned by President Porter. 

535. A Chair, once owned by the Poet, William Cowper, 

in 1793. Now in possession of J. M. Hoppin. 

536. One of a set of Chairs which belonged to Aaron Burr. 

Eli Whitney. 

537. A high-backed black and gilt antique Chair, covered 

with tapestry, that belonged to Elizabeth Truesworthy, 
born 1039 ; married to John Gilman, of Exeter, June 
30th, 1657. It is supposed to have been part of her 
wedding outfit. Mrs. Pelatiah Perit. 

528. Old Corner Chair, heavy mahogany, of the Revolutionary 

period. Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

539. Rich mahogany Corner Chair, that belonged to the 

ancestors of Henry Hotchkiss. Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss. 

530. A Chair, which was a bridal gift in 1665. 

Mrs. S. L. Marsden, of Westville. 

531. A straight high-backed Chair, that belonged to Madame 

Hillhouse during the Revolution. Miss Isaphene Hillhome. 



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532. Cliair which belonged to the parlor furniture of 

Jonathan Law, of Milford, Governor of the Colony of 
Connecticut from 1741 till his death 1750. Now 
owned by Wm. A. Law, Crown St. 

533. Three antique mahogany Chairs, that belonged to 

Nathan Beers in 1779. Misses Foster. 

534. A Cellaret, brought from England by Mr. T. Gerry, 

father of Elbridge Gerry, in 1730. Mahogany, inlaid, 
with broad brass bands and handles; octagonal in 
form; stands on high carved supports. Misses Geri'y. 

535. Beautifully inlaid mahogany Urn, on a mahogany 

standard, for a Knife, Fork, and Spoon Case ; brought 
from the Mediterranean, and used in the family of 
Benjamin Prescott. Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

536. Inlaid mahogany Knife, Fork, and Spoon Case, to stand 

on a side-board. Used more than 100 years ago. 

Miss Harriet E. Feck. 

537. Very old Japanese lacquered Bread Tray. Miss Green. 

538. A "Collins" Clothes Brush, made in Lanesborough, 

Mass., about 100 years ago. A good specimen of early 
manufacture. Mrs. David G. Forter. 

539. Damask linen Table-cloth, spun by Mrs. John Beach, 

daughter of Benjamin Prescott. Miss Elizaleth HotcJiJciss. 

540. Damask Table-cloth, 100 years old. 

541. A white Bed Spread, quilted by Mrs. John Beach, 

daughter of Benjamin Prescott. Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

542. Spread and Valance, 130 years old, in four pieces. 

Embroidered by Miss Betsey Wyllis, daughter of 
Secretary Wyllis. Mrs. Henry White. 

543. A Bed Spread, used more than a Century ago in the 

family of Mr. Jeremiah Atwater, in New Haven. 

Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

544. Damask Towel, 110 years old. Mrs. Crandall. 

545. Damask Table-cloth, manufactured by Mrs. Abigail 

Tucker in 1824, when she was 73 years of age, and 
presented by her to a church in North Brookfield, 
Mass. Frederick Tucker, of Fair Haven. 

546. Damask Table-cloth, over 200 years old. Mrs. Wm. L. Everit. 

547. Table-cover, embroidered in colors on white linen ; very 

old, but in perfect preservation. Mrs. Wm. D. Whitney. 



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548. Piece of Tapestry, more than 200 years old, embroidered 

in colors, on white linen, in beautiful needlework. 

Mrs. Win. A. Norton. 

549. Large blue copperplate chintz Spread, 102 years old, 

quilted in fine patterns by Mrs. Samuel Dickerman, 

of Hamden. Oa\ ned by Mrs. Leonard Todd. 

550. Piece of a Curtain that furnished one of the rooms of 

the house of General and Mrs. Washington, m the old 
town of Williamsburg, Virginia. Given by Miss Gait 
to Miss D. L. Dix, and given by Miss Dix to Mrs. B. 
Silliman. Mrs. B. SilUman. 

551. A piece of the Curtain of the state-room occupied by 

General La Fayette, on the ship, when returning to 
France. Mrs. Stejjhen Mlteeler. 

552. Curious blue copperplate chintz Spread, said to be 150 

years old, " representing scenes in the Telemachus of 
Fenelon." 3frs. Wm. Atwater. 

553. A complete set of pink and white copperplate chintz 

Curtains, representing " Lord Nelson's Victory." 

Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

554. A set of pink and white copperplate chintz tester Cur- 

tains, descriptive of William Penn's Treaty with the 
Indians, 1682-1683. " Beneath a large tree, at Shaka- 
maxon, on the northern edge of Philadelphia, Wm. 
Penn, surrounded by a few friends in the habiliments 
of peace, met the numerous delegation of the Lenni 
Lenape tribes." 3Irs. Nathan C. Wliiting. 

555. A rich piece of crimson velvet Drapery, with gold 

Fringe, from the old Adams house at Quiacy, Mass. 
This was the home of the second President of the 
United States, John Adams, and of the sixth Presi- 
dent, John Quincy Adams. 

Mrs. C. V. E. Marsde?i, of Westville, 

556. Curtains (1750) which belonged to Mr. John Prout, 

who resided in a spacious brick mansion, afterwards 
called the Old Brick Fort, from the fact of its having 
been occupied, during the war with Great Britain, as 
barracks for soldiers, and from its antiquated appear- 
ance and very small windows that resembled port- 
holes. Mrs. Jeannette Ives Mafjill. 



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557. Copperplate chintz Curtains, representing the Siege of 

Gibraltar. Mrs. Chapman. 

558. Wooden Mortar and Pestle, which have been in the 

Gilbert family more than 100 years. Now the proji- 

erty of Wilbur F. Gilhert. 

559. Mortar and Pestle, 1717. 

560. Chopping Knife, owned by Daniel Punderson in 1750. 

It has been in constant use, in the family of Mrs. 
English, for 100 years. Mrs. Philo Babbitt. 

561. Knife and Fork, used during the reign of James I., 

1603 Mrs. E. B. Barber. 

562. Brass Kettle, used before 1750 by Caleb Hotchkiss. 

Mrs. Henry Hotclikiss. 

563. Brass "Warming Pan, of the olden time. Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss. 

564. A Pocket Knife, made in the year 1765. Isaac Birge. 

565. A pewter Plate, one of many articles of pewter and brass 

sunk in a well, and thus preserved when the British 

took possession of New Haven. Mrs. Nicholl. 

566. Large jiewter Platter, " found, mingled with feathers, 

ashes, molasses and children's clothing, in the cellar 
of a house on Chapel street, after the invasion of 
New Haven by the British in 1779." /. W. Bennett. 

567. Two pewter Cups, loaned by Mrs. Marcus S. Munn, 

" which belonged to her great-great-great-grandfather 
Black-leach. This name, in the next generation, 
was changed to Barsley, then to Bardslee, and is now 
Beardsley," - Mrs. Marcus S. Munn. 

568. Pewter Plate, manufactured by John Watts, without 

Aldgate, London. "It was formerly the property of 
Amos Culver, of Naugatuck, who served as a soldier in 
the Eevolutionary war. On the discharge and return 
of his company he gave a dinner to them, and this was 
used as the meat platter on the occasion." Ellery Camp. 

569. Pewter Plate, 100 years old, " owned first by the family 

of Governor Eaton, afterwards by that of Governor 
Yale." Mrs. Henry White. 

570. Two pewter Plates, 150 years old Charles Thompson. 

571. Pewter Platter. Frederick Tucker, of Fair Haven. 

572. Mortar and Pestle, brought from England in 1750. 

Mrs. Sereno Armstrong. 

573. Large Spinning-wheel and Distaff. Miss Margaret Atwater. 



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574. Wooden Mortar and Pestle, used by the inmates of the 

fort to pulverize their corn, at the time of the 
Wyoming Massacre. ' Dr. Levi Ives. 

575. Eolling Pin, that belonged to a niece of Governor Yale, 

1725. Mrs. Henrij White. 

576. Mortar, cut from Pepperidge wood, by Mr. James 

Pierpont, 1770. Willis G. Goodsell 

577. Brass Mortar and Pestle, "which belonged to Elias 

Stilwell, and was often used by him as a signal during 
the Eevolutionary war. On being struck, it gives a 
loud, clear sound. Mr. Stilwell was a captain in the 
Continental army, and a member of the Second 
Company of Governor's Guards. He left New Haven 
to join the army with Benedict Arnold's division, 
soon after the battle of Lexington." He returned to 
New Haven, married Hannah Beers, widow of Heze- 
kiah Howe, and died in 1824. Misses Townsend. 

578. Large Spinning-wheel and Distaff, 120 years old, taken 

from the attic of the homestead of the Starr family, 

in Guilford. Mrs. J. S. Griffing. 

579. Flax- wheel and Distaff. Miss Phehe Peck. 

580. Tape Loom. Hiram Stevens. 

581. Winding Blades, or Swift. L. S. Punderson. 

582. Eeel for winding Yarn. Miss Margaret Atwater. 

583. Two Hatchels, used for cleaning hemp and flax, 1750. 

Mrs. Frinlc. 

584. Foot Stove used by the grandmother of Mr. Leaven- 

worth, in ante-Eevolutionary times. She died in 
1803. Loaned by Isaac Leavenworth. 

585. A globe-shaped iron Kettle, that belonged to the Collins 

family, in Litchfield, in 1675. Mrs. H. Pech. 

586. Old-fashioned Spice Grinder. Mrs. H. Hotchkiss. 

587. Iron Candlestick, with a Hook, " intended to hang on the 

side of a pork barrel, when packing pork." Mrs. D. L. Ogden. 

588. A pair of long-handled Waffle L-ons. Mrs. D. L. Ogden. 

589. Knife Basket. Miss Green. 

590. A remarkable bronze Mortar and Pestle, of finest work- 

manship; a band in high relief, with copy of a classic 
frieze, is around the center, above which is a motto, 
also in relief, "Soli Deo Gloria," 1717; 158 years old. 
Owned by J. F. Marchall, 300 Grand St, 



CURIOSITIES. 

591. Piece of Plymoutli Kock. Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomb. 

593. Piece of Charter Oak. Mrs. Henry Champion. 
693. Model of the original Cotton Gin invented by Eli Whit- 
ney in 1793. Owned by his son, Eli Whitney. 

594. Work Box, made from an oak planted in England by 

General Washington's father; formerly the property 
of General Eobert Y. Hayne, of Charleston, S. C. The 
implements for needlework are mounted in carved 
mother-of-pearl, and laid in blue silk cases. 

Mrs. Donald G. Mitchell, of Edgeivood. 

595. Iron Lamp, of a classic model, used by young ladies 

when entertaining French officers during the war in 
1755. The only materials for lighting it were a tow 
wick and common grease. Mrs. Judge Smith, of Woodbury. 

596. Curious brass Basin, used by Elbridge Gerry while in 

College, in 1758. Misses Gerry. 

597. A dried Lemon, from a tree planted by Washington; 

presented by the owner of the tree thirty years ago to 

a friend of the present owner. Miss 8. Tappan. 

598. Pitch-pipe, used in the First Presbyterian Church in 

Killingworth, by Abraham Peirson, Pastor. It is 
made of wood, in the form of a book, and lettered. 

D. T. Griswold. 

599. A piece of " Coquino," from the old house of the Spanish 

Governor at St. Augustine, Florida. This was the oldest 
house in the United States, A.D. 1565. T. W. T. Curtis. 

600. A pair of Snow Shoes (made of netting, in a frame), that 

were worn by Lewis Phillips, who served as a Scout 
against the Tories and Indians, on the Frontiers of 
the Mohawk Valley, during the Eevolutionary war. 

John P. Phillips. 

601. Large wooden Coat Hook and Nail, from a house used 

by a Eevolutionary soldier. James Birge. 

603. A piece of General Washington's CoflBn. T. W. T. Curtis. 



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603. Small Pane of thick Glass, 4x6 inches in size, from a 

house built in 1723. Mrs. Heiiry Champion. 

604. Dutch Brick, from Holland, from the first church built 

in the city of New York in 1621. It is of rough 
yellow clay. Mrs. William Atioater. 

605. Anvil used at the gun factory at Whitneyville in 1780. 

Bela H. Ball. 

606. An ornamented Lyre, of graceful pattern, 100 years old. 

C. M. Loomis. 

607. Paper Eack, made from an oak beam of the Indian 

chapel in which President Edwards preached in 
Stockbridge, Mass. Mrs. Wortliington Booker. 

608. Weight used by Benedict Arnold, made of iron, with 

a ring in the top. Mrs. Stephen Wheeler. 

609. Sign from shop of Benedict Arnold, with following 

inscription : " B. Arnold, Druggist, Book-seller, &c., 
from London : Sibi Totique." 

Neiu Haven Colony Historical Society. 

610. Box, made from twelve invitation cards to entertain- 

ments given by the Minister of France, addressed to 
General and Mrs. Hand, and Miss Hand. The cards 
are bound with pink ribbon, and sewed together. 

Mrs. Edward Reilly. 

611. A Doll, brought from London eighty years ago, by Cap- 

tain David Scharflf. Mrs. Wm. R. Ferree. 

612. A Doll, brought from Paris to Miss Green, in 1790, by 

Captain Daniel Green, one of the well-known early 

sea captains from New Haven. Miss Green. 

613. An antique Doll's Cradle, elaborately ornamented, Avith 

flowered patterns, in painting and embroidery. 

Misses Edioards. 

614. Piece of the original "Star Spangled Banner" that 

waved over Fort McHenry during its bombardment, 
and is commemorated in the song by Keyes. Given 
by Mrs. Appleton, of Baltimore, in whose possession 
the flag was, to Mrs. Edward Ashley Walker. 

615. Conch Shell, used instead of a Bell, dating before 1734. 

W. R. Cone. 

616. Centennial Eagle. Loaned by Samuel J. Hogg son. 



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617. Birds of Connecticut, in " Costumes of tlieir ancestors.'^ 

R. Morris. 

618. Brace and Bit, over 100 years old. H. P. Nicholson. 

619. Indian Relics. Miss Atwater, Cedar Hill 

620. Indian Eelics of rare interest, including an Indian Suc- 

cotash Pot, of soap-stone, found on his farm at Watch 
Kock, September 16th, 1871, by 

Judge Charles J. McCurdy, of Lyme. 

621. Thirty specimens of Indian Implements in stone ; very 

interesting ; from Geo. E. Lancraft, Fair Haven. 

622. Indian Hatchet. 

623. Indian Eelics — stone arrow, stone ax, stone spear, 

twenty-nine arrow-heads. L. J. Parsons. 

624. A Stone, ploughed up in a field near the present site of 

Middletown, Conn., and upon the spot where one of ' 
the tribes of Indians had its headquarters. It is sup- 
posed to be either an Idol or the image of one of their 
Chiefs. Owned by Dennis Thorye, of Middletoion. 

625. Indian Bow and Arrow, taken from a Seminole Indian 

in the Florida war. James Birge. 

626. Two framed Prints of old Costumes. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

627. Pincushion, with silver Pins, and embroidered with 

mottos, of very old date. Miss E. Hotchkiss. 

628. Sampler, worked by Mary Kinsey in 1764. 

Mrs. Oeo. F. Neiocomh. 

629. Sampler, worked by Anne Trowbridge, 1782. 

Mrs. LeGrand Cannon. 

630. Sampler, worked by Betsey Perkins, Norwich, 1786. 

Mi's. J. M. Hoppin. 

631. Sampler, worked by Grace Munson, framed, 1803. 

Mrs. 8. Wheeler. 

632. A fine damask Table-cloth and Napkins, which originally 

belonged to Marie Antoinette, of France, and came 

into the possession of Elbridge Gerry. Misses Gerry, 

633. Door Knocker from the dwelling-house of Rev. Jeremiah 

Day, of New Preston, Litchfield County, Conn., which 
was built in 1770, and taken dowfi in 1811. In this 
house the late President Day, of Yale College, was 
born, August 3d, 1773. H. N. Day. 



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634. A pair of linen and lace Pillow-cases, on which General 

Washington slept when at Exeter, New Hampshire. 

Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

635. Knife and Fork found in Lord Cornwallis' tent, at the 

surrender of Yorktown. N. H. Col His. Soc. 

636. Medallion of George Washington, in black oval frame. 

Brought to the Exhibition by "Aunt Betsey" Hen- 
drickson, who is said to be 105 years old. 



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GLASS. 

637. A gilt glass Tumbler, more than 100 years old. 

Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

638. A nest of six gilt and engraved glass Tumblers, in a 

morocco case. Mrs. John Toiunsend. 

639. Three Punch Glasses, 90 years old. Miss Harriet E. Pech. 

640. A glass Flask, marked "J. Piatt, 1770." 

Mrs. President Porter. 

641. Glass Tumbler, 1750; 125 years old. Miss Tilly BabUt. 

642. Large Milk Punch Tumbler. Miss Green. 

643. Antique cut glass Decanter and Goblet ; " owned in the 

last century by Mrs. Colonel Drake." 

Mrs. Wortliington Hooker. 

644. Glass Tumbler, with a bird and devices in black letters, 

and a motto ; from Nuremberg. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

645. Specimen of antique Opal Glass from Venice, and 

Lachrymatory of glass, from Eome. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

646. Richly cut glass Decanters. Mrs. J. A. Bishop. 

647. Two Salt-cellars, used in 1725. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

648. Large Wine-glass, very old. » Mrs. Joseph E. Sheffield. 



SOUTH ROOM. 

ANCIENT POTTERY— EARTHENWARE— CHINA, ETC. 

649. Porcelain Bowl, brought from England in 1730, by the 

father of Vice-President Gerry, and given to him m 
1774. Used as a christening basin. Misses Gerry. 

650. Punch Bowl, « a present to Thomas Davis, who was a 

shipping merchant of New Haven, from his consignees 
in the Island of St. Croix, in the year 1760. On the 
5th dav of July,- 1779, it was cracked by British 
soldiers in playing tunes upon it, while searching Mrs. 
Davis' cupboard for silver ware. It was afterwards 
clasped together with silver, as can be plainly seen." 

^ ^ Charles S. A. Davis. 

651. Punch Bowl, imported in 1790; richly decorated in 

colors ; very beautiful specimen. Miss Harriet Peck. 

652 Punch Bow], of porcelain, twelve inches m diameter, 

decorated with sprigs of flowers and festoons ; brought 
to New Haven in 1718 (Chinese). Probably decora- 
ted to order. Charles H.Townsend. 

653 Punch Bowl, fifteen inches in diameter (Chinese), deco- 

rated with flowers ; fine specimen. Misses Foster. 

654. Old china Bowl, nine inches, blue and red and gold 

decorations ; over 100 years old. Mrs. Wm. A Norton. 

655. A richly decorated porcelain Bowl, over 100 years old 

painted with bunches of flowers. Mrs. Joseph E. Sheffield. 

656. Punch Bowl, china, floral decoration, in bunches and 

sprigs • eight inches in diameter. James M. Townsend. 

657 Bowl, eight inches in diameter ; old cream colored ware ; 
verv thin ; blue decorations under the glaze. Probably 

Staffordshire. ''ll^'ln't n 

658. Chinese Chocolate Bowl. f^-'t Hlouncj. 

659. Two Chocolate Bowls, lotus pattern, over mj..^ f ^,,,,,. 

660. Curious Delft cracked-glaze Platter, green, with medallion 

of flowers in the centre. Mrs. E. E. Sahsbury. 



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661. Masonic Bowl, brought from China about 1790, by 

Captain Storer, of this City, for Major Wm. Munson. 
"Mrs. Wheeler, daughter of Major Munson, distinctly 
remembers the christ6ning of the bowl, by Revolu- 
tionary officers standing and drinking punch from it, 
and singing patriotic songs— such as ' Hail Columbia, 
Happy Land,' and 'Rejoice, Columbia's Sons, Rejoice,' 
' To Tyrant never Bend the Knee.' " Mrs. Steplien Wheeler. 

662. Old Delft Plate, decorated with landscape and flowers. 

Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

663. Large old china Cake Plate. " This very old cake plate 

has been in the Eliot family, of Boston, and has borne 
the bridal cake of the daughters of the family, for 
several successive generations." It is superbly decora- 
ted with fruit, flowers, and lions ; colors extremely 
brillant ; raised enamel. Mrs. Henry Button. 

664. Three antique Plates, of rich Chinese porcelain. 

Mrs. Richard M. Everit. 

665. Old Delft Plate, blue decoration under the glaze. Very 

fine specimen ; single mark in blue. Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

666. Old Delft peacock Plate, over 100 years old ; once belong- 

ing to the Eliot fiimily, of Boston. Decorated in blue, 

with peacock in red, yellow, and blue. 3Irs. Henry Button. 

667. Porcelain Dessert Plate, with landscape decoration, 

once belonging to Mrs. Paulding, of Dobb's Ferry, 

from a service used in entertaining General Washington 

' and the Marquis de La Fayette, at Major Paulding's 

house, after the battle of White Plains. Loaned by 

Mrs. F. C. Ross, of West Haven. 

668. Delft Communion Plate, blue and white, with a Cross, 

" I. H. S.," and other emblems, and surrounded with a 

halo ; very old. W. S. Sanford, 

669. Large blue Canton china Bowl, Pitcher, and Cover, 

gilded ; the Pitcher having twisted handles. A. D. 
1800. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

670. Cream Pitcher, of black old Wedgwood ware. Mrs. W. Hooker. 

671. Cream Pitcher, with broad rim, white and gold ; deco- 

rated with monogram "J. P."; old English "Bridal 
China" porcelain. Miss Green. 

672. Porcelain Cream Pitcher, quaintly decorated with 

figures. Mrs. NicoL 



6t3. Cream Pitcher and Tray, of old porcelain, finely deco- 
rated witli blue and gold monogram " A. H." Miss Greeih 

674. Porcelain Cream Pitcher, old English "Bridal China;" 

probably Lowestoft. 3frs. Jose^yh E. Sheffield. 

675. Japanned Tea Tray, with porcelain Tea Set. Mrs. Wm. Tuttle. 

676. A Puzzle Mug of Delft-ware, of Liverpool manufacture. 

Blue decoration, with inscription : 

" Here, Gentlemen, come try j'our skill, 
I'll hold a wager, if you will, 
That you don't drink this liquor all. 
Without you spill or let some fall." 

Mrs. Tliomas Jewett^ 

677. Blue and white Canton china Fruit Dish, with open- 

work edges ; beautiful design, with Tray of the same. 

Mrs. W. Hooker. 

678. Three china Saucers, old English, decorated with sprays 

of flowers and delicate border of flowers; scolloped 
edge. Mrs. Jose^yli E. Sheffield. 

679. Dish, same as above, and beautiful china Tray. 

Mrs. Josepli E. Sheffield. 

680. Tea-canister, green and brown earthenware ; it descended 

to the present owner from the family of her great- 
grandfather, Lieutenant Richard Stevens, of New 
Marlboro', Mass., 1750. Mrs. 0. J. Whiting. 

681. Tea-canister, white porcelain, decorated in black and 

gold ; over 100 years old. Miss Martha Hotchhiss. 

682. Tea-canister, old English china, with delicate decora- 

tion, in sprays of colored flowers. Mrs. Joseph E. Sheffield. 

683. Tea-canister, porcelain, decorated with blue and gold, 

on white ground. Mrs. Ahijah Bradley. 

684. Tea-canister, Avliite china, fluted, decorated in blue and 

gold. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

685. Tea-pot, old Chinese, finely decorated. Mrs. E. B. Barber. 

686. Tea-pot, china, with red decoration and flat twisted 

handle ; 100 years old. Mrs. G. P. Prudden. 

687. Tea-pot, decorated in blue and gold, old English ; over 

120 years old ; twisted flat handle ; delicate decoration, 

with shield in ermine, and crest. Mrs. Walter Oshorne. 

688. Cream Pitcher, Sugar Dish, and Plate, of fluted porce- 

lain, decorated in black and gold, and brilliantly 
glazed. Mrs. H. N. Day, 



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689. Earthenware Tea-pot, chocolate brown glaze, with fine 

printed decoration in yellow, white glaze inside. 
Probably old English. General Humphreys took his 
tea from this in 1775. Miss Oreen. 

690. Sancer, porcelain, ornamented with sprigs of blue 

flowers. Mrs. G. P. Prndden. 

691. Tea-cup, porcelain, decorated in different colors ; Saucer, 

with brown decorations; Cup, fluted in blue and gold; 
and Tea-pot, with flat twisted handle, with sprigs of 
flowers in dark red and gold. Mrs. H. N. Day. 

692. China Tea-pot, Avith a hexagonal fluted Tray belonging 

to it ; a Milk Cup, and three china Plates, once owned 
by Mrs. Sarah Beers Pierrepont; date 1767; finely 
decorated with flowers and quails, in blue, red, and 
other colors. Misses Foster. 

693. Coffee-pot, Bowl, and Cream Cup, Tea-cup and Saucer, 

and Coffee-cup and Saucer, of a set of Sevres china, 
bought in Paris in 1797, by Elbridge G-erry, Signer 
of the Declaration of Independence. Misses Gerry. 

694. Four old Plates, and two chocolate Bowls, brought 

from China to England 200 years ago. The decoration 
is pdte sur pate. The property of Mr. Alexander 
Eidley, of Capel, near Dover, Kent, England, and 
afterwards of his heirs and descendants. Brought to 
this country sixty years since, by Mrs. John Ridley, 
and now belonging to Mrs. E. B. Barber, to whom they 
descended by marriage. Mrs. E. B. Barher. 

695. Large china Plates, a complete set of Cups and Saucers, 

and Bowls, a Tea-caddy, and china Fruit Dish, with 
monograms, highly colored and gilded ; used in Eevo- 
lutionary times. Miss Harriet E. PecJc. 

696. Two ancient English Tiles, encaustic; probably 1000 

years old. B. Sillitnan. 

697. Old Dutch Tile, from a house formerly occupied by 

Benedict Arnold. D. Goffe Phipps. 

698. Two old Dutch Tiles, scriptural, in violet colors, from 

a house on Water street, 103 years old. Miss Phebe Peck. 

699. Encaustic Tiles, unglazed and glazed; Staffordshire, 

England. Wm. P. Blake. 

700. Painted and printed Tiles, glazed ; Staflbrdshire, Eng- 

land. Wm. P. Blake, 



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701. Two Dutch Tiles, with painted birds on a white ground ; 

very old ; from a house on State street. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

702. Cup and Saucer, porcelain, dark blue and red, decorated 

with landscape and gold; fine specimen. Probably 

old Chinese. Mrs. W. A. Norton, 

703. Chinese Cup and Saucer, bhie and white. 

Mrs. Henry Hotchhiss. 

704. Old china Cup and Saucer, blue decoration. Mrs. Nicol. 

705. Cup, Saucer, and small siver Tea-spoon, used more than 

100 years ago. The porcelain is painted with festoons 
of flowers, red band, scolloped border; old English. 

Mrs. H, Hotchhiss. 

706. Very large bhie earthenware Coffee-pot ; English. 

Mrs. L. 8. Punderson. 

707. Tea-cup and Saucer, that belonged to Aaron Burr. 

Mrs. True, of Westville. 

708. Sugar Dish, porcelain, decorated in relief with colored 

glazes. Mrs. Wm. Bryan. 

709. Chinese Tea-cup and Saucers, old ware, that belonged 

to Mrs. Asa Bradley. 

710. Blue Canton china Cup and Saucer. Mrs. John Toiunsend. 

711. Cup and Saucer, Satsuma ware ; Japan. 3Irs. Wm. P. Blahe. 

712. Cup and Saucer, porcelain, with black lacquer and gilt ; 

Japan. Mrs. Wm. P. Blake. 

713. Cup and Saucer, egg-shell china, decorated; Japan. 

Mrs. Wm. P. Blake. 

714. Old earthenware Cup and Saucer, blue printed decora- 

tion. Probably Liverpool. Mrs. H. Hotchkiss. 

715. Large porcelain Cup and Saucer, white and gold bor- 

dered decoration, witb monogram in gilt, " D. H. G." 

dark porcelain ; old English. Miss Greene. 

716. Porcelain Cup and Saucer ; English. Probably " Spode." 

Mrs. E. B. Barber. 

717. China Tea-cups and Saucers, decorated with sprigs of 

flowers and a running border. Part of a wedding 
tea set of Mrs. Smith, of Woodbridge, 150 years ago. 

Mrs. Wm. Tuttle. 

718. Chinese Coffee-cup. Albert H. Young. 

719. Three Busts— Minerva, Prior, and Newton— designed 

for mantel ornaments; from the Staffordshire* pot- 
teries. ^^'''S' ^^- Hooker. 



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720. Clip and Saucer, painted with sprigs of flowers; old 

English. Mrs. JE. B. Barler, 

721. Vase, of white porcelain, decorated with black and gold, 

that belonged to Mrs. Colonel Drake. Mrs. W. Hooker. 

722. Syllabub Pot, earthenware, decorated in blue, with 

handles and spout in form of serpents, more than 150 
years old; English ware. Mrs. John Townsend. 

723. A pair of old Chinese Vases, with fine blue and gold 

decoration. They have been more than a Century in 

this country. Mrs. Wm. Atwater. 

724. A very old porcelain Vase, urn shaped, two feet high, 

with a festoon in relief, in blue and gold. 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppm. 
T2b. Pair of antique china Vases, brilliantly decorated in 

colors with Chinese figures. Mrs. Wm. A. Norton. 

726. Cloisonne enamel Vase ; Japan. Wm. P. Blake. 

727. Enamelled earthenware Vase, by Parvillee, Paris. 

Wm. P. Blake. 

728. Porcelain Vase, old crackle ware, Chinese, over 100 

years old ; that belonged to Captain Jonathan Mix, of 
New Haven, during the Revolutionary war, with 
decorations of different periods. Wm. P. Blake. 

729. Small Terra CottaVase; ancient American, from the 

tombs at Chiriqui. B. Silliman. 

730. Egyptian Porcelain and Pottery — a Nilometer, with 

green enamel, an enamelled Mask, and Image with 
hieroglyphical inscriptions. B. Silliman. 

731. Fragments of red earthen Pottery from Sakhara and 

Cyprus; enamelled Mummy Ornaments, Teraphim, 
Scarabaei, &c., from the tombs of the Priests at 
Thebes; Egyptian Amulets; Lamps, and seven ancient 
Etruscan Vases, brought from Syracuse, Sicily, in 1848. 

J. M. Hoppin. 

732. A Vase and Cup, of old Italian majolica, blue and 

yellow, with escutcheon ; and a set of five tall porcelain 
Vases, for mantel ornaments, cylindrical, with sprigs 
of flowers, decorated in festoons in brown and gold, 
with monogram " B. E. H." in gilt. Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

733. Mustard-pot, earthenware, delicate cream -color with 

blue decoration ; Stafibrdshire. F. Tucker, of Fair Haven, 



67 

734. A set of four antique Vases, for mantel ornaments, of 

porcelain, elaborately and richly ornamented. 

Mi'S. Henry Hotchhiss. 

735. China Pepper-box, of cream ware. Mrs. E. H. Tuttle. 

736. Fruit Stand, in the form of a dolphin, and Scollop 

Shells, of cream ware ; a cream ware Ladle. 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

737. A Fruit Dish ; two large Plates ; two small Plates, with 

open edges, blue, and gilded ; and two Candlesticks, 
of Meissen china, in fac-simile of old Meissen. 

Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

738. Two Gravy Dishes and Tray, decorated with blue and 

gold, porcelain ; very delicate. Mrs. Alijah Bradley. 

739. One pair blue and white Canton china Salt-cellars, of 

willow pattern ; very quaint ; 120 years old. 

Mrs. Garretson, of Maine. 

740. Oblong Dish, old Chinese, decorated with blue and red. 

Mrs. Richard Everit. 

741. Washington Pitcher, with motto " Washington in Glory, 

America in Tears," and funeral mementos and em- 
blems; also, a Medallion of Washington, with day of 
Birth and day of Death. /. W. Bennett. 

742. Two barrel-shaped Pitchers, porcelain, with flat twisted 

handles, blue and gold decoration ; monogram on one 

side, " A. S. J." Mrs. Ahijah Bradley. 

743. Washington Pitcher, of fine porcelain, large size, with 

cover and a flat twisted handle. Portrait of Washing- 
ton on one side, on the reverse a monogram in gold 
" B. H." Mrs. J. M. Hoppin. 

744. Large barrel-shaped Pitcher, in blue earthenware. 

Mrs. H Hotchhiss. 

745. Old Masonic Pitcher, in cream ware, with emblems on 

both sides, and mottos, 

" Cemented with Love." 
" May America never want artilleiy to defend her rights." 
" The world is in pain, our secrets to gain, 
But still let them wonder and gaze on, 
For they ne'er can divine, the Word and the Sign 
Of a Free and Accepted Mason." 

Property of Charles Brown. 



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746. A Tureen, nearly 150 years old, that belonged to Mrs. 

Effingham Lawrence, of Flushing, Long Island; large 
oval size, with enamel-like glaze, very heavy; old 
Chinese. It is now owned by her granddaughter, 

Mrs. Richard M. Everit. 

747. Tureen, porcelain, made and brought from Canton for 

Captain Amos Townshend, late of this city, about the 
year 1800, and is now the property of his daughters ; 
decorated in blue and gold ; monogram " A. S. T." 

Misses Townsliend. 

748. China Dish, fluted, with scolloped edge; blue border 

decoration, escutcheon in the centre; Plate of the 
same, with gilded stars in escutcheon ; Cream Pitcher; 
and Tea-cups and Saucers ; Coflfee-cup and Saucers ; 
of old English porcelain. A set that belonged to 
Miss Abby Perkins, from her grandmother. Loaned 
by her niece, Mrs. James M. Hoppin. 

749. Case of Standard Color Tests of Colors, used at Sevres, 

France, from 1810 to 1819. Presented by the Chemist 
Brongniat to Professor Silliman in 1819. B. Silliman. 

750. Plate, with red and blue flowered decoration; Chinese; 

more than 100 years old. Mrs. W. A. Norton. 

751. Plate, in Oriental porcelain; probably Japanese; with 

chrysanthemums and carnations in colors in the 
center, and a blue border. Misses Foster. 

752. Old china Plate, with flower decoration in red and 

gold ; one of a set, 110 years old. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

753. Hot water Plate, porcelain, with monogram "D.G." on 

a shield in the center. Decorated with flowers in 
deep blue in festoons, and a blue border half inch 
deep with gilt stars; gilt edged; enanielled-like glaze; 
probably Chinese. In the family of Captain Green in 
1790, or previously. Miss Green. 

754. Old Delft Plate, with mottled border in purple, decora- 

ted with fishes in blue. Mrs. W. D. Bryan. 

755. Old Delft Platter, enamelled in gray. Mrs. E. E. Salisbury. 

756. Fruit Plate, cream colored basket ware, with open 

border, sometimes called " Queen's ware ;" Cheese 
Plate, porcelain, decorated in brown and gold; and 
earthenware Plate, "tortoise-shell;" probably from 
Kockingham. Mrs. G. P. Prudden. 



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757. Round porcelain Plate, about eighteen inches in diam- 

eter, with floral decoration ; probably English ; over 

100 years old. Miss Harriet E. Peck. 

758. Old Plate, with blue decoration in transfer printing, 

with mottos, " America Independent, July 4th, 1776." 
« Washington born 1732, died 1799." Also, a Plate with 
a representation of the Landing of the Pilgrims, and 
another called the Plymouth Rock Plate. These are 
of old Staffordshire ware ; stamped Enoch Wood, 
Burslem. Miss Rebecca Bacon, Mansfield St. 

759. Old blue Staffordshire Plate. Miss Shipman. 

760. Delft Plate, decorated in blue, in beautifully white 

enamel, thin. Before 1767. 

761. Delft Plate, white enamel, decorated in blue. 

Mrs. H. Hotchkiss. 



The Exhibition of China was so large and valuable that it 
became a separate Department, and was minutely described by 
Professor William P. Blake, who made it illustrative of the History 
of the Ceramic Art. On this subject he kindly delivered a most 
interesting and instructive Lecture, to an appreciative audience, in 
the rooms containing the collection enumerated above. 



Articles 

SOLICITED FOR RECORD ON THE HAND-BOOK, WHICH WERE NOT 
RECEIVED AT THE EXHIBITION. 

762. A carved ebony Chair, which was brought to this country 

150 years ago, and belonged to Governor Burnet, of 
Massachusetts. It was in the old Province House, in 
Boston. Mr. Burnet was the brother of Bishop Bur- 
net, of England, who wrote the History of his own 
Times. The Chair was given to Professor Silliman by 
Mr. Pascal Smith. Mrs. Henrietta S. Dana. 

763. Large mahogany Secretary, that belonged to Eoger 

Sherman. It was injured at the time of the invasion 
of New Haven by the British, in July, 1779. The 
glass doors were broken and the secret drawers ran- 
sacked. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Thacher, 

764. Silver Table-spoon, made from the buckles worn by 

Colonel Stanton, of Salisbury, Conn., who was an 
oflBcer in the Kevolutionary war. His daughter mar- 
ried Captain Munson, of Great Barrington, Mass. 

Mrs. L. E. Munson. 

765. "History of Popery by several Gentlemen," London, 

1735. On the fly-leaf is written : " Presented to the 
Lebanon Philogrammaticum Society, by Mr. John 
Oswald, Jr., London, Bookseller." B. G. Northmp. 

766. Yale Diplomas of Amos Northrup — A. B. in 1762, and 

A. M. in 1765. B. G. Northrnp. 

767. Roster Books of the Connecticut Forces, with the quota 

from Connecticut, about 1776. Mrs. E. S. Thaclier. 

768. Manuscript copy of an Oration delivered in Latin, 

November, 1750, on the occasion of the death of 
Jonathan Law, Colonial Governor of Connecticut, by 
Mr. Stiles, Senior Tutor in Yale College, and after- 
wards President of the Institution. Mrs. William H. Law. 

769. Plautus; Edition of 1511, published at Venice. 

Theodore D, Woolsey, 



n 

770. Cornntus' History of Canadian Plants, Paris, 1635 ; a 

quarto volume, published three years before the settle- 
ment of New Haven. It contains full-page copper- 
plate engravings of "rare and entirely new plants," 
such as Milk Weed, Solomon's Seal, Poison Ivy, 
Golden Eod, and Flowering Easpberry. Daniel 0. Eaton. 

771. Copy of a Letter from General Washington to Jonathan 

Trumbull, Jr., asking him to be his private secretary. 
It is dated at New Windsor, 16th April, 1781. 

Mrs. J. D. Dana. 

772. Coj)y of a Letter from General Washington to Jonathan 

Trumbull, 2d, on the organization of the new Govern- 
ment, expressing his extreme reluctance to be forced 
again into public life, dated Mount Vernon, 4th De- 
cember, 1788, and signed: "Your affectionate friend 
and obedient servant, G? Washington." Mrs. J. D. Dana. 

773. Autograph Letter of General Washington to Mr. Trum- 

bull: 

" Philadelphia, 3cl March, 1797. 

" My dear Sir, — Before the curtain drops on my political life, 
which it will do this evening, I expect forever, I shall acknowl- 
edge, altho' it be in a few hasty lines only, the receipt of your 
kind and affectionate letter of the 23d of January last. When 
I add that, according to custom, all the Acts of the Session, 
except two or three very unimportant Bills, have been presented 
to me within the last four days, you will not be surprised at the 
pressure under which I write at j)resent." 

[Here follow expressions in regard to the permanency of 
our Government, &c. , and the letter closes : — ] 

" Although I shall resign the Chair of Government without 
a single regret, or any desire to intermeddle in politics again, 
yet there are many of my compatriots (among whom, be 
assured, I place you) from whom I shall part sorrowing, be- 
cause, unless I meet with them at Mt. Vernon, it is not likely 
I shall ever see them more, as I do not expect I shall be twenty 
miles from it after I am tranquilly settled there. To tell you 
how glad I should be to see you at that place, is unnecessary ; 
but this I will add, that it would not only give me pleasure, but 
pleasure also to Mrs. Washington and others of the family with 
whom you are acquainted, and who all unite in every fond 
wish for you and yours, with, dear sir, j^our sincere friend, 
" And affectionate servant, 

" G? Washington." 

Mrs. J. D. Dana. 



1*74. Martial; Edition of 1483, published at Milan. 

Theodore D. Woolsey. 

775. Prayer Book, 1732. Mrs. A. E. Street. 

776. A bound volume of Keligious Pamphlets, with the name 

of George Woolsey, 1660, Theodore S. Woolsey. 

777. A manuscript Map of the Campaign in the French war 

of 1758, showing the country from Crown Point to 
Fort Edward, and drawn by Colonel M. J. Woolsey, 
who died during the campaign; and a letter from the 
same to his brother Benjamin, about the arrangement 
of the battle of Crown Point. Theodore S. Woolsey. 

778. Antique Dutch Clock, and several Pewter Plates, en- 

graved with a coat of arms; probably Breese; dated 
1689. Theodore S. Woolsey. 

779. Fine Damask Napkin, used by General Washington in 

the time of the Kevolution. Presented to Mrs. Eunice 
Trumbull by Mrs. Custis, in June, 1823. Mrs. J. D. Dana. 

780. A flowered silk Gown, of Madame Eichard Sears, of 

Chatham, Mass.; date about 1778. 

Mrs. Theodore D. Woolsey. 

781. Several articles of family Silver, dating back ninety 

years. Mrs. Theodore D. Woolsey. 

782. Illuminated Crests of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of 

Loudon, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, 1564. 

Thomas R. Troiolridge, Jr. 

783. A Tile from the fire-place of the house at Cherry Hill, 

Branford, in which Mr. Ealph Isaacs lived, and many 
pieces of rare old china that belonged to Mrs. Isaacs 
in the last century. Mrs. Charles A. Ingersoll. 

784. Silver-headed Cane, marked "T. G.,"that belonged to 

Thomas Grant, who was born in 1700; also Conti- 
nental Currency, $6.00, 1775. B. G. Northrnp. 

785. Silver Ware and old China, that belonged to the late 

Mrs. Jonathan Ingersoll; and a heavy silver Tankard, 
that was owned by John Sidell, Esq., of New York, in 
the time of the Revolution. Mrs. Charles A. Ingersoll. 

786. A silver-gilt Plateau, five feet in length, for a table 

ornament, that formerly belonged to Talleyrand, born 
1754, and was purchased at the sale of his effects in 
Paris, by the Hon. Ralph I. Ingersoll, while American 
Minister in Russia. Mrs. Governor Ingersoll. 



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787. Sidney's Arcadia, 1676. Thomas R. Troiuhridge, Jr. 

788. A complete Set of Sevres China, ordered at Sevres by 

Mr. H. B. Pierrepont, in 1795, for Mr. Wm. Leffing- 
well, of New York. So carefully has it been kept, 
that 'iiot a piece is wanting or injured. It has a white 
ground, with sprigs of blue "Forget-Me-Not" flowers. 

Mrs. A ugustus Russell Street. 

789. A large Ebony Seal, with a silver head, on which is 

engraved the coat of arms of Governor Jonathan 
Law. Mrs. Wm. H. Law. 

" Mr. Law was born in Milford, in 1674, was educated at 
Harvard, the only College in New England at that time, and 
received his degree in 1695. He became distinguished as a 
lawyer and advocate, was a Justice of tlie Superior Court, and 
Governor of the Colony of Connecticut for several years, till 
his death in 1750. It was during his gubernatorial term, in 
1747, that tlie fiist of tlie present collegiate buildings of Yale 
was erected, more than one half of tlie whole cost of which 
was contributed by Governor Law personally." — From the 
Funeral Oration by Mr. Stiles. 

790. Tall engraved Glass Cup, with broad handle, more than 

100 years old, that belonged to Mr. Eliada Sanford, of 
North Haven, who was a Deacon of the church in that 
place during the sixty years' pastorate of Eev. Benja- 
min Trumbull, S. T. D. Mr. Trumbull was a distin- 
guished clergyman and the Historian of New England. 

Mrs. L. E. Munson. 

791. A Manual of Botany, for the Northern States, by Amos 

Eaton; published by subscription, at Albany, in 1817. 

Daniel C. Eaton. 

"This work was prepared,", says Mr. Lewis C. Beck, "by 
the late Professor Amos Eaton, and was the first of a series of 
Manuals Avhich he afterwards published. It gave an impulse 
to the study of Botany in New Eai>land and New York, as the 
only descriptive work which was then current was that of 
Pursh, an expensive one, with' Latin descriptions." 

792. Copies painted in Paris of two of Colonel Trumbull's 

celebrated Battle Scenes in the Revolutionary war. 

Mrs. Governor IngersolL 

793. A very line English Engraving of Colonel Trumbull's 

painting, "The Sortie at Gibraltar," 1781. 

Thomas R. Troiohridge, Jr> 



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794. Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Chester, painted by Colonel 

Trumbull; and two large Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. 
Ealpli Isaacs, of Branford, Conn. 'These last were 
l^ierced by English bayonets, while hanging in the 
hall of Mr. IngersolFs house, on Water Street, during 
the Invasion of the British in Jul}^ 1779. 

3Irs. Charles A. Ingersoll. 

795. An Engraving, from the painting by West, of the Death 

of General Wolfe. Engraved by Wm. AVoolett, Lon- 
don, July, 1776. Thomas E. Troivhridge, Jr. 

796. Painting of Buddha, by Kong-Go-Dainagon, said by the 

Japanese Consul, who presented it to the owner, to be 
over 1000 years old. The family record of tlie artist 
accompanies it, to certify its age. B. G. JVorfhrop. 

797. A Wedgwood Plate, made in 1776. Thomas E. Trowbridge. 

798. An Escutcheon, diamond-shaped, wrought in colored 

silks and silver thread, with the coat of arms of the 
Coifc family, by Elizabeth Coit, of Norwich, who mar- 
ried Christopher Leffingwell, also of Norwich, Conn. 
This embroidery was done at a boarding-school in 
Boston, about 1750. 3frs. A. E. Street. 

799. Four large pieces of Embroidery, on Avhite satin, in 

colored silks and gold and silver thread, made by 
Clarissa and Lucretia Champion, of East Haddam, 
while they were at the Moravian School, at Bethle- 
hem, Pa., in 1798. 3frs. Asa Bacon. 

800. Pearl and other Ornaments, that were worn by Mrs. 

Colonel Champion at Washington. Her husband was 
for many years a Member of Congress, during the 
presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Also, 
miniature Portraits of Colonel and Mrs. Champion. 

Mi's. Asa Bacon. 

801. A Funeral Memento of George Washington, embroidered 

on white satin, in colored silks, in the year of Wash- 
ington's death, 1799, by Miss Grace Ingersoll. 

Mrs. Governor Ingersoll. 

802. Portrait, painted by Sully, of Miss Grace Ingersoll — 

Madame Grellet. She Avas born in 1787, and after 
her marriage resided in Paris. Also, a fine Portrait 
of her daughter, Susette Grellet, possibly painted by 
David. Mrs. Governor Ingersoll. 



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